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 — and sunset is at 08:35 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:31PM2.81m
11:58AM2.94m
00:22AM2.80m
12:47PM2.92m
1:12AM2.74m
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
Low Tide
5:23PM0.63m
5:46AM0.59m
6:13PM0.64m
6:35AM0.63m
7:04PM0.70m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
1.3
W
6
1.1
SW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.8
SW
13
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
SW
12
1
W
5
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
SW
8
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
8
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
10
N
15
NW
20
W
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
5
NNE
5
S
10
WSW
25
NW
20
W
15
WSW
10
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
20
E
15
ESE
20
S
5
NNE
0
S
10
SW
5
NE
5
WNW
15
SSW
5
NE
10
SE
 mm 
max°C
18
16
20
20
17
21
20
18
22
20
17
20
19
17
21
20
16
19
19
16
17
17
14
16
16
15
20
19
16
20
20
17
19
18
16
19
Moonrise
9:18
10:26
11:20
12:02
12:34
1:01
1:23
1:44
2:04
2:25
2:48
3:15
Moonset
6:07
7:18
8:35
9:51
11:03
12:11
1:16
2:18
3:18
4:20
5:21
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
Sunset
8:35
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
8:40
8:42
8:43
8:44
8:44
Today's sea temperature in Whanganui River Entrance is
18.4° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 15.8 max: 17.1 min: 14.2°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025
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