Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 24 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
15.1° 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 5AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (25 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (25 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
124
122
60
54
53
53
52
34
59
100
302
270
176
111
70
39
16
14
12
48
74
120
116
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
10
W
5
NE
5
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
SW
5
WNW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:52AM1.90m
5:34PM1.79m
5:58AM1.89m
6:37PM1.85m
6:57AM1.92m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.72m
11:40AM0.63m
00:04AM0.70m
12:41PM0.58m
1:04AM0.64m
1:30PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
13
12
6
6
6
7
7
10
11
10
10
8
7
8
9
11
12
12
12
9
9
8
8
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
W
4
1.1
W
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
91
124
122
60
36
53
39
35
34
13
100
139
168
135
111
70
39
16
9
4
4
74
120
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
16
37
41
36
54
41
53
52
29
34
33
33
31
29
14
14
14
4
6
5
48
2
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
17
7
7
6
6
6
6
14
14
12
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
WNW
3
1.1
WNW
5
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.4
W
7
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
3
2
59
302
270
176
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
15
23
34
34
34
87
87
34
0
23
38
61
38
23
0
140
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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