Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 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
16.2° 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 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
WNW
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
10
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
8
13
7
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
15
25
59
59
78
60
63
67
138
1511
1831
2975
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:29PM2.04m
00:48AM2.06m
1:08PM1.93m
1:30AM1.95m
1:54PM1.81m
2:21AM1.86m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.42m
6:28PM0.45m
6:53AM0.52m
7:06PM0.57m
7:37AM0.63m
7:53PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
2
Temp °C
16
19
20
18
17
16
15
15
17
21
21
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
16
15
13
13
14
18
18
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
14
11
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
14
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
10
0.4
NW
4
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.5
W
11
1.8
W
11
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
8
7
4
25
59
59
78
60
63
67
138
544
769
1558
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
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
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
4
8
8
7
8
10
10
10
2
2
8
14
3
4
4
9
13
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
16
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
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
7
7
3
1
1
10
3
4
4
1
1
4
8
8
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
1
13
2
4
4
15
12
7
11
21
22
1511
1831
2975
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
5
Distance (km)
112
112
128
61
112
112
112
125
128
128
128
128
128
34
34
34
15
23
128
255
289
276
136
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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