Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 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
16.1° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
1
W
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
80
61
64
70
256
1082
1168
1440
1630
1457
1402
1100
822
1315
1146
921
994
1094
1230
1211
893
523
280
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
30
W
20
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:54PM1.81m
2:21AM1.86m
2:52PM1.72m
3:23AM1.80m
4:02PM1.69m
4:33AM1.81m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.63m
7:53PM0.68m
8:34AM0.72m
8:55PM0.77m
9:52AM0.75m
10:19PM0.79m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
13
10
9
15
16
16
14
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
10
9
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
1
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
2.4
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
59
80
61
64
70
256
440
451
695
792
685
672
390
82
21
38
57
893
523
280
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
13
14
15
13
44
42
4
40
34
17
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
9
6
13
34
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
WNW
5
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
9
9
16
32
1082
1168
1440
1630
1457
1402
1100
822
1315
1146
921
994
1094
1230
1211
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
15
34
15
166
294
276
136
34
34
128
128
137
143
138
137
132
132
132
132
132
128
40
0
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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