Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
15.2° 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 5AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
15
14
12
47
73
118
116
113
111
77
76
75
105
93
94
105
147
158
165
118
115
103
65
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:37PM1.85m
6:57AM1.92m
7:31PM1.93m
7:48AM1.98m
8:17PM2.02m
8:33AM2.04m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.64m
1:30PM0.52m
1:52AM0.57m
2:11PM0.46m
2:32AM0.50m
2:48PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:04
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
10
10
9
13
14
13
7
6
6
7
7
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
13
12
11
11
7
8
7
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
28
15
10
5
47
73
118
116
113
111
21
50
73
74
46
33
24
147
158
165
118
115
103
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.5
W
4
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
9
10
6
3
4
2
5
5
4
7
77
76
75
105
93
94
105
17
17
11
10
6
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
W
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
14
14
14
12
12
2
2
2
8
7
18
18
18
18
15
10
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
16
41
62
60
60
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
61
61
61
38
23
0
34
34
15
23
128
34
15
34
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
7
6
4
9
9
5
5
5
5
9
9
7
9
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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