Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whangaehu River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WNW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)15151313121212111111101010999914141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)378592123157144189160151143127125157144248825938362930303030
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.80
6:05PM
1.67
6:51AM
1.78
7:42PM
1.73
8:15AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.80
12:10PM
0.82
12:58AM
0.84
1:59PM
0.71
2:25AM
0.69
3:03PM
0.53
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:28-------7:28-------7:30---
Sunset-------7:21-------7:19-------7:17
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C181817192123232219181716182221191716151517211918
Feels °C (?)141615182021212119191716172119181816151416211918
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