Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
17.5° 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 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)99131315151515151414131279101110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181156421302544624674674568553413282138208775159422492080233820001772199617001433
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
0
SW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
0
NW
10
E
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SE
25
S
45
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
2.58
11:26PM
2.56
11:47AM
2.49
12:09AM
2.48
12:32PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
-0.04
5:15PM
-0.05
5:36AM
0.01
5:54PM
0.06
6:17AM
0.13
6:35PM
0.23
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:43-------5:42---
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
8---121---134211152321--
Temp. °C141415181815141312111213121213131111101010101111
Feels °C (?)141314171813121212910109911823120-202
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