Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 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
15.7° 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 1PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (14 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
52
49
47
40
40
40
38
34
16
19
41
67
62
35
34
33
31
28
16
16
37
59
55
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:37AM2.17m
8:08PM2.19m
8:27AM2.31m
8:55PM2.35m
9:14AM2.42m
9:40PM2.46m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.43m
2:08PM0.24m
2:28AM0.28m
2:52PM0.12m
3:13AM0.14m
3:35PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
11
12
12
11
10
8
8
8
11
12
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
9
8
7
7
5
8
9
10
9
7
4
5
5
7
8
5
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
19
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
84
18
17
10
7
4
4
4
4
16
16
41
67
62
35
10
9
8
5
7
4
12
59
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
19
Energy kJ
8
52
49
47
25
23
22
19
17
4
2
2
20
18
4
34
33
31
28
14
13
37
12
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
13
49
48
44
40
40
40
38
34
5
19
20
18
17
17
18
19
16
16
16
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
1
6
7
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
134
0
23
23
23
23
41
61
134
61
41
23
23
23
61
140
140
136
134
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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