Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141312810101010101099988888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4132821781491410173616291596156315631316112697176355638431434135332225020614694
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
5
S
10
SE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
2.49
12:09AM
2.48
12:32PM
2.35
12:55AM
2.34
1:22PM
2.15
1:48AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
0.06
6:17AM
0.13
6:35PM
0.23
7:03AM
0.31
7:20PM
0.42
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:39-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-12111112211------------
Temp. °C13141414131211101011111010111110111212119988
Feels °C (?)1011141265422332345465565666
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