Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am 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 8°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.9
WSW
12
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2
W
11
3
WNW
10
1.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
57
59
60
61
64
68
224
1169
1082
1420
1630
1600
917
1787
500
932
1097
994
1315
1288
1499
1421
923
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
35
N
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
30
W
20
SSE
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
1:30AM1.95m
1:54PM1.81m
2:21AM1.86m
2:52PM1.72m
3:23AM1.80m
4:02PM1.69m
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
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part 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
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
10
13
14
15
17
16
15
12
13
11
11
11
13
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
9
7
7
8
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
0.3
SW
17
2.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
2.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
39
57
59
60
61
64
68
224
448
379
628
792
763
44
1167
483
21
37
38
923
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NW
4
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
0.3
SW
17
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
8
5
9
9
8
8
13
14
15
43
2
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
9
9
6
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2
W
11
3
WNW
10
1.9
W
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
1.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
4
9
9
7
16
24
1169
1082
1420
1630
1600
917
1787
500
932
1097
994
1315
1288
1499
1421
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
4
2
3
2
Distance (km)
34
34
15
34
15
15
166
276
128
34
34
128
128
137
138
137
138
134
132
128
132
163
164
280
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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