Whanganui River Entrance Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Whanganui River Entrance Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 05:52 AM and sunset is at 08:16 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:04AM2.51m
10:16PM2.51m
10:39AM2.59m
10:53PM2.55m
11:13AM2.64m
11:28PM2.57m
11:46AM2.68m
00:02AM2.58m
12:19PM2.68m
00:37AM2.56m
12:53PM2.66m
1:13AM2.52m
1:30PM2.62m
1:52AM2.47m
2:12PM2.56m
2:38AM2.40m
2:59PM2.49m
3:31AM2.34m
3:52PM2.43m
4:28AM2.30m
4:50PM2.41m
5:26AM2.30m
5:48PM2.42m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.92m
4:28AM0.82m
4:49PM0.89m
5:04AM0.81m
5:24PM0.88m
5:38AM0.82m
5:57PM0.90m
6:13AM0.85m
6:32PM0.94m
6:48AM0.90m
7:08PM0.99m
7:25AM0.95m
7:48PM1.05m
8:04AM1.02m
8:33PM1.10m
8:49AM1.08m
9:24PM1.13m
9:40AM1.12m
10:18PM1.13m
10:37AM1.14m
11:13PM1.10m
11:36AM1.12m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.4
SW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
1.4
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
11
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
3
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.6
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
6
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
 km/h
15
NNW
20
N
5
ESE
10
E
0
N
5
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
0
WNW
10
W
20
W
10
NE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
10
E
5
WSW
20
W
10
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
 mm 
1
10
4
5
1
4
max°C
24
23
20
19
19
17
21
19
17
20
18
15
18
17
14
16
17
13
18
19
13
20
17
14
17
18
14
18
18
15
20
20
18
20
20
Moonrise
4:21
4:45
5:12
5:46
6:26
7:14
8:10
9:12
10:17
11:23
12:30
1:38
Moonset
6:27
7:29
8:31
9:32
10:29
11:20
12:04
12:40
1:11
1:38
2:02
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
Sunset
8:16
8:17
8:19
8:20
8:21
8:22
8:23
8:24
8:25
8:27
8:28
8:29
Today's sea temperature in Whanganui River Entrance is
16.4° C
(Statistics for 18 Nov 1981-2005 – mean: 14.9 max: 15.8 min: 13.6°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025
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