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 07:39 AM and sunset is at 05:00 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
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
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:23PM2.43m
3:43AM2.54m
4:19PM2.42m
4:41AM2.52m
5:20PM2.42m
5:42AM2.52m
6:30PM2.47m
6:51AM2.54m
7:42PM2.57m
8:00AM2.59m
8:42PM2.69m
9:02AM2.66m
9:35PM2.80m
9:56AM2.71m
10:24PM2.87m
10:46AM2.74m
11:10PM2.90m
11:33AM2.73m
11:56PM2.87m
12:19PM2.68m
00:40AM2.80m
1:03PM2.61m
1:23AM2.70m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.99m
9:34PM1.04m
10:07AM0.99m
10:32PM1.05m
11:04AM0.97m
11:34PM1.04m
12:09PM0.94m
00:45AM1.00m
1:19PM0.89m
1:55AM0.93m
2:23PM0.82m
2:55AM0.84m
3:19PM0.76m
3:48AM0.77m
4:11PM0.71m
4:37AM0.73m
4:58PM0.70m
5:25AM0.74m
5:44PM0.73m
6:13AM0.78m
6:29PM0.78m
6:59AM0.85m
7:13PM0.87m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.3
SW
12.0
0.3
SW
20.0
0.3
SW
19.0
0.6
SW
17.0
1.2
W
8.0
1.3
WSW
8.0
1.6
WSW
7.0
2.1
WSW
8.0
1.9
WSW
8.0
1.2
SW
10.0
1.1
SW
10.0
0.8
SW
9.0
0.6
SW
9.0
1.1
W
6.0
1.9
WSW
7.0
1.8
WSW
7.0
1.5
SW
7.0
0.9
SSW
16.0
0.6
SW
15.0
0.5
SW
14.0
0.4
SSW
12.0
0.5
SSW
11.0
0.5
SW
13.0
0.4
WNW
5.0
0.5
W
8.0
0.6
W
9.0
0.9
WSW
12.0
1.5
WSW
10.0
1.6
SW
16.0
1.3
SW
15.0
1.1
SW
14.0
0.9
SW
15.0
0.8
SW
15.0
0.8
SW
14.0
0.6
SW
14.0
0.6
SW
14.0
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
0
SSW
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
S
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
NNE
 mm 
12
2
4
2
2
2
4
max°C
10
13
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
9
12
13
14
14
9
8
11
12
12
12
13
12
15
16
14
13
13
10
11
13
10
12
14
12
Moonrise
12:01
1:12
2:25
3:41
5:01
6:20
7:33
8:34
9:23
10:01
10:31
Moonset
12:04
12:27
12:51
1:17
1:49
2:28
3:17
4:18
5:28
6:43
7:56
9:06
Sunrise
7:39
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
Sunset
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
Today's sea temperature in Whanganui River Entrance is 14.6 °C (Statistics for 18 Jun 1981-2005 – mean: 14.4 max: 15.8 min: 13.5°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Wednesday 18 Jun 2025
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