Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.6° 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 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.9
WNW
5
1
W
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
30
27
27
27
46
124
127
78
51
41
64
83
54
54
51
28
28
28
27
27
25
25
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30AM1.84m
6:16PM1.76m
6:43AM1.92m
7:21PM1.88m
7:40AM2.02m
8:11PM2.02m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.66m
00:53AM0.68m
1:30PM0.53m
1:48AM0.55m
2:14PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:35
5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
10
9
11
16
17
15
13
12
11
10
10
14
17
15
13
12
12
12
12
16
17
15
14
14
8
6
8
13
14
13
12
10
9
8
8
12
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
15
15
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.8
W
5
1
W
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
22
20
19
27
27
34
124
127
78
51
37
27
26
20
12
12
15
19
17
13
18
17
25
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
52
30
27
6
7
25
13
13
41
40
41
64
83
54
54
51
28
28
28
27
27
25
24
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
16
11
11
13
1
15
14
14
6
29
41
36
34
32
32
29
27
23
12
11
10
9
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
13
17
21
46
18
17
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
23
23
134
132
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
40
0
0
0
0
23
34
128
15
0
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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