Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
17.7° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.3
WSW
2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)788888899101313151515151514141413777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36942925258179660337630419713242130254465363659256854541323214528919285
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
W
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
E
25
ESE
20
E
15
SE
20
S
20
S
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
2.58
10:46PM
2.57
11:04AM
2.58
11:26PM
2.56
11:47AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
-0.02
4:38PM
-0.09
4:57AM
-0.04
5:15PM
-0.05
5:36AM
0.01
5:54PM
0.06
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:50-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:43---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---313109162--23----913-1--
Temp. °C161718181817151414141518161413121112131415141211
Feels °C (?)111214131313131213131315151212119710111111119
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