Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 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
16.1° 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: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (09 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
10
2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
3
WNW
9
2.2
WSW
11
2
W
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
W
9
2.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1352
953
1026
917
1441
1379
535
977
971
1094
1230
1275
878
565
274
193
133
98
195
192
147
125
87
50
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM1.72m
3:23AM1.80m
4:02PM1.69m
4:33AM1.81m
5:16PM1.73m
5:42AM1.88m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.72m
8:55PM0.77m
9:52AM0.75m
10:19PM0.79m
11:17AM0.70m
11:42PM0.73m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
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Temp °C
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
13
10
9
9
10
12
13
11
9
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
11
9
6
4
4
6
8
9
8
6
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
628
44
42
1027
1173
324
37
59
71
1146
878
565
274
193
133
58
195
152
147
125
45
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.6
SSW
7
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
21
40
36
64
73
75
102
98
42
192
117
47
87
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
60
57
87
85
83
56
39
24
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
10
2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
3
WNW
9
3
W
8
2
W
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
W
9
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
2
Energy kJ
1352
953
1026
917
1441
1379
535
977
971
1094
1230
1275
50
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
34
128
137
136
143
137
137
132
132
128
116
87
40
12
23
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
8
7
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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