Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 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 10AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
10
0.8
NW
4
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
8
8
24
25
40
78
78
60
64
68
143
1556
1249
1887
2070
1875
1736
469
605
429
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:48AM2.06m
1:08PM1.93m
1:30AM1.95m
1:54PM1.81m
2:21AM1.86m
2:52PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.52m
7:06PM0.57m
7:37AM0.63m
7:53PM0.68m
8:34AM0.72m
8:55PM0.77m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
21
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
14
15
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
3
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
10
0.4
NW
4
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.8
W
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
9
8
7
4
25
40
78
78
60
64
68
143
534
448
834
1027
1034
1034
469
605
429
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
15
0.3
W
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
10
10
10
2
2
8
14
8
9
9
9
6
6
13
14
264
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
3
4
4
1
1
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.6
W
7
Energy kJ
2
4
4
24
4
4
9
13
17
19
1556
1249
1887
2070
1875
1736
152
161
247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
112
112
128
128
128
128
128
34
23
34
15
34
128
255
276
34
34
137
34
128
128
128
137
138
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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