Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1515151515141413121281010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)544624584584568508413282178125446133822041885220419981845184518451845140313741039778
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
45
S
50
S
55
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
2.56
11:47AM
2.49
12:09AM
2.48
12:32PM
2.35
12:55AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
0.01
5:54PM
0.06
6:17AM
0.13
6:35PM
0.23
7:03AM
0.31
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset5:45-------5:43-------5:42-------
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-221---3222111162411--11-
Temp. °C191614141312131415141313121111121211121111111111
Feels °C (?)1816131312109111211108310331433445
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