Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 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
16.0° 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: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (10 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1347
669
971
1094
1440
1074
702
528
242
164
102
222
258
192
149
117
92
62
52
50
85
66
50
71
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
3:23AM1.80m
4:02PM1.69m
4:33AM1.81m
5:16PM1.73m
5:42AM1.88m
6:22PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.75m
10:19PM0.79m
11:17AM0.70m
11:42PM0.73m
12:26PM0.56m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
16
15
13
10
9
9
10
12
13
11
9
8
8
8
10
14
15
14
13
11
9
9
10
9
11
10
10
6
4
4
6
8
9
8
6
5
5
5
7
10
12
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
2.1
WSW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1259
37
59
20
40
702
528
242
164
102
77
258
152
149
117
46
43
52
50
46
66
50
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1
38
38
102
89
82
222
219
192
117
48
92
62
51
50
28
27
25
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
60
89
82
117
90
85
43
39
24
25
24
8
16
17
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
1.1
SSW
6
0.6
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1347
669
971
1094
1440
1074
77
7
37
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
137
135
132
132
116
164
40
40
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
128
34
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
9
8
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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