Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.9° 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 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1
W
0.9
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1099981414141414141414131212111110106799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117108130625534322930303029292757771611945014737874363300
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
1.73
8:15AM
1.91
8:53PM
1.89
9:14AM
2.08
9:42PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
0.71
2:25AM
0.69
3:03PM
0.53
3:19AM
0.51
3:47PM
0.35
4:01AM
0.35
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:30-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:19-------7:17-------7:15----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1--11-------
Temp. °C192220181716161617202018171616151618201816161515
Feels °C (?)182018181816161617201918161516161617181613121112
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