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 06:52 AM and sunset is at 08:13 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:23PM2.76m
2:50AM2.65m
3:09PM2.63m
3:40AM2.53m
4:06PM2.48m
4:46AM2.41m
5:23PM2.36m
6:18AM2.36m
6:55PM2.33m
7:48AM2.42m
8:15PM2.39m
8:55AM2.55m
9:19PM2.50m
9:48AM2.68m
10:12PM2.62m
10:35AM2.79m
10:57PM2.71m
11:17AM2.86m
11:37PM2.77m
11:55AM2.87m
00:14AM2.78m
12:30PM2.85m
00:49AM2.76m
1:04PM2.78m
1:22AM2.71m
1:36PM2.69m
1:55AM2.63m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.77m
8:46PM0.78m
9:08AM0.90m
9:32PM0.91m
10:04AM1.05m
10:28PM1.06m
11:11AM1.17m
11:41PM1.18m
12:37PM1.22m
1:16AM1.19m
2:04PM1.15m
2:35AM1.09m
3:10PM1.01m
3:35AM0.93m
4:02PM0.86m
4:24AM0.79m
4:48PM0.73m
5:07AM0.68m
5:29PM0.65m
5:46AM0.63m
6:08PM0.62m
6:23AM0.63m
6:45PM0.63m
6:59AM0.69m
7:20PM0.68m
7:34AM0.78m
7:54PM0.76m
8:09AM0.90m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.8
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.4
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.7
W
4
1.7
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
12
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
30
WNW
35
WNW
15
NNE
10
E
10
SSW
15
NNW
20
NW
5
W
20
ESE
10
E
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
5
ENE
10
NW
20
W
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
20
S
20
W
15
WSW
10
N
10
NW
15
W
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
WSW
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
 mm 
1
1
3
2
1
8
2
max°C
19
19
15
18
18
15
18
19
16
23
21
18
22
20
18
18
16
13
18
18
14
17
16
11
12
13
13
17
17
14
17
18
15
19
19
16
20
19
16
20
19
17
20
20
17
22
21
Moonrise
11:50
1:05
2:21
3:34
4:40
5:36
6:20
6:55
7:24
7:49
8:11
8:32
8:54
9:17
9:44
Moonset
10:15
10:49
11:31
12:23
1:26
2:37
3:52
5:07
6:18
7:27
8:33
9:38
10:42
11:46
12:50
Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
Sunset
8:13
8:10
8:09
8:08
8:07
8:06
8:04
8:02
8:00
8:00
7:58
7:57
7:54
7:53
7:52
7:50
Today's sea temperature in Whanganui River Entrance is
19.7° C
(Statistics for 22 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 18.7 max: 20.3 min: 17.3°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026
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