Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
WSW
3
WNW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.8
WSW
1.7
WNW
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)8877126668876677666147991312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)776614461411841351504365260182202176146146151257255393257704759
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
35
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:52---
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1-171781---212----123322
Temp. °C171821211919181717161917161615141414151716141413
Feels °C (?)16171920191815111113161414141412121213141312129
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