Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
16.6° 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 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.7
WNW
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
1
WNW
5
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
54
52
30
32
27
27
58
155
127
97
57
41
64
83
54
54
51
28
28
27
27
27
25
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:30AM1.84m
6:16PM1.76m
6:43AM1.92m
7:21PM1.88m
7:40AM2.02m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.78m
12:31PM0.66m
00:53AM0.68m
1:30PM0.53m
1:48AM0.55m
2:14PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:35
5:34
5:31
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
17
17
14
13
12
11
10
11
15
16
15
13
12
12
11
12
15
16
15
10
9
8
7
9
14
14
11
12
10
10
8
10
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.9
W
5
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
56
54
22
20
19
27
27
45
155
127
97
57
40
38
26
23
12
12
16
20
10
15
12
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
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
Energy kJ
6
6
52
30
27
2
7
26
13
13
39
36
41
64
83
54
54
51
28
28
27
27
27
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
2
32
16
11
11
1
1
12
15
14
12
47
41
36
34
32
32
29
27
23
23
11
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
5
1
WNW
5
Energy kJ
32
18
20
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
0
0
23
0
134
132
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
119
40
0
0
0
0
23
23
41
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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