Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 01 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
16.3° 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 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (02 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 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
67
64
64
64
29
29
38
38
37
34
33
33
33
32
29
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
17
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM2.30m
10:16AM2.28m
10:34PM2.32m
10:49AM2.27m
11:06PM2.30m
11:21AM2.22m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.23m
4:20PM0.19m
4:38AM0.23m
4:50PM0.22m
5:09AM0.26m
5:21PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
13
13
9
9
8
7
8
11
12
13
11
11
10
10
8
12
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.6
W
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
70
67
64
64
64
29
29
16
33
35
25
25
14
8
4
29
28
3
3
7
8
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
11
11
8
8
8
12
7
38
38
37
34
33
33
33
32
3
2
28
28
28
28
27
27
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
12
4
4
4
2
11
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
5
23
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
34
34
34
0
0
23
23
23
23
34
128
38
38
38
38
23
34
128
125
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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