Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 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
15.3° 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: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 May)1ft (0.3m)19s

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 Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
15
16
38
59
55
49
79
77
69
66
64
64
38
34
33
33
32
30
28
17
30
28
41
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM2.42m
9:40PM2.46m
10:01AM2.48m
10:25PM2.53m
10:48AM2.47m
11:11PM2.53m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.04m
3:57AM0.06m
4:17PM0.02m
4:41AM0.03m
5:00PM0.05m
5:26AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
7
11
11
9
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
15
14
12
11
10
10
3
7
7
4
5
7
7
7
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
10
13
12
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
9
5
5
4
4
8
4
79
77
69
66
64
64
38
34
33
33
32
30
28
17
30
17
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
17
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
29
14
13
12
59
55
49
4
2
11
11
8
8
8
1
1
2
2
2
5
13
7
28
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
19
15
16
38
12
12
12
12
12
5
5
5
2
2
15
14
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
61
140
140
136
134
0
41
0
0
134
134
61
61
23
23
38
38
61
128
61
38
23
38
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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