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 05:43 AM and sunset is at 08:37 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1:37PM2.85m
2:04AM2.65m
2:28PM2.74m
2:57AM2.54m
3:21PM2.62m
3:51AM2.43m
4:15PM2.50m
4:45AM2.34m
5:11PM2.40m
5:41AM2.27m
6:10PM2.33m
6:43AM2.25m
7:11PM2.30m
7:52AM2.27m
8:11PM2.31m
8:50AM2.34m
9:04PM2.35m
9:36AM2.43m
9:50PM2.40m
10:15AM2.52m
10:31PM2.46m
10:52AM2.60m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.71m
7:57PM0.79m
8:14AM0.82m
8:51PM0.89m
9:05AM0.93m
9:44PM0.98m
9:59AM1.04m
10:37PM1.05m
10:55AM1.13m
11:31PM1.10m
11:54AM1.18m
00:30AM1.12m
12:59PM1.20m
1:33AM1.11m
2:05PM1.17m
2:31AM1.07m
3:02PM1.12m
3:20AM1.01m
3:47PM1.07m
4:03AM0.97m
4:27PM1.02m
4:42AM0.93m
5:04PM0.98m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
SW
11
1.1
W
6
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
SW
10
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.7
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SSW
6
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
W
7
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
NW
20
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
N
15
WNW
20
W
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
ESE
10
SE
20
S
10
E
5
SE
15
SSW
10
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
45
W
40
W
 mm 
9
4
3
1
5
1
7
max°C
22
21
17
21
20
17
20
20
16
18
17
15
17
17
13
15
16
14
19
18
15
21
22
18
18
15
14
16
18
15
17
17
16
16
16
Moonrise
12:02
12:34
1:01
1:23
1:44
2:04
2:25
2:48
3:15
3:46
4:24
Moonset
8:35
9:51
11:03
12:11
1:16
2:18
3:18
4:20
5:21
6:23
7:25
8:23
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
Sunset
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
8:40
8:42
8:43
8:44
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
Today's sea temperature in Whanganui River Entrance is
18.0° C
(Statistics for 08 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 15.8 max: 17.7 min: 14.2°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Monday 08 Dec 2025
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