Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 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 11PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
10
0.7
NW
4
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
11
1.2
W
11
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
2
WSW
11
2.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
20
39
40
59
83
60
63
67
143
332
1855
2472
942
1576
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:48AM2.06m
1:08PM1.93m
1:30AM1.95m
1:54PM1.81m
2:21AM1.86m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.45m
6:53AM0.52m
7:06PM0.57m
7:37AM0.63m
7:53PM0.68m
8:34AM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
4
3
Temp °C
20
18
17
16
15
16
17
20
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
12
18
17
16
15
13
15
15
17
18
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
13
12
12
10
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
3
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
10
0.4
NW
4
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.9
W
12
2.3
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
8
1
1
3
1
1
1
9
8
7
4
39
40
59
83
60
63
67
143
332
939
1297
942
792
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
15
0.3
W
9
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
8
7
8
10
10
10
2
2
8
14
8
9
7
5
8
6
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
3
10
9
10
3
4
4
1
1
2
8
9
9
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
1.2
WNW
6
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
2
3
4
20
4
7
24
5
4
10
16
25
127
1855
2472
1576
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
5
4
4
Distance (km)
128
41
112
112
112
125
128
128
128
128
128
34
34
15
15
15
128
255
276
294
128
34
34
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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