Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
4
W
3
W
3.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)7667788912127778111298899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18919027130737636226638698810822905124575341142178725511429155611211211948969947
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-11111--122211---131---
Temp. °C161515141516161513121313151616161515151415161615
Feels °C (?)141211111212121210887910101099977888
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