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 05:47 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 14–17 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
Wave Height Map
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High Tide
8:09PM2.37m
8:32AM2.34m
8:52PM2.49m
9:15AM2.45m
9:30PM2.61m
9:52AM2.56m
10:06PM2.71m
10:27AM2.66m
10:39PM2.80m
11:01AM2.73m
11:13PM2.85m
11:34AM2.77m
11:46PM2.86m
12:08PM2.78m
00:21AM2.84m
12:43PM2.75m
00:57AM2.76m
1:22PM2.68m
1:39AM2.65m
2:07PM2.57m
2:29AM2.52m
3:04PM2.45m
3:37AM2.39m
4:25PM2.36m
5:07AM2.32m
6:03PM2.38m
6:34AM2.36m
7:19PM2.50m
7:45AM2.46m
Low Tide
1:58PM1.18m
2:28AM1.15m
2:46PM1.05m
3:08AM1.02m
3:25PM0.92m
3:44AM0.89m
4:00PM0.80m
4:19AM0.78m
4:34PM0.71m
4:53AM0.69m
5:07PM0.65m
5:27AM0.64m
5:41PM0.64m
6:03AM0.63m
6:18PM0.68m
6:40AM0.67m
6:56PM0.76m
7:19AM0.76m
7:39PM0.88m
8:02AM0.88m
8:30PM1.01m
8:53AM1.02m
9:31PM1.14m
9:57AM1.15m
10:50PM1.22m
11:25AM1.21m
00:20AM1.19m
12:55PM1.13m
1:36AM1.05m
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
SW
14
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
SW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
clear
clear
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rain showers
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light rain
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rain shwrs
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km/h
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
5
N
5
W
10
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
25
W
15
S
10
ENE
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
0
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SSE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
S
5
NNW
10
N
10
WSW
10
N
 mm
1
1
1
10
5
2
1
1
max °C
13
12
14
14
12
15
16
14
17
16
13
14
15
14
14
13
11
12
13
13
15
15
11
13
14
12
15
16
13
16
17
14
12
12
11
16
16
15
16
18
16
16
17
14
16
15
12
Moonrise
2:38
3:43
4:48
5:53
6:59
8:06
9:14
10:25
11:38
12:53
2:05
3:09
4:03
4:47
Moonset
5:16
5:49
6:17
6:42
7:05
7:27
7:49
8:14
8:42
9:17
10:00
10:54
12:00
1:13
2:30
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
Today's sea temperature in Whanganui River Entrance is
12.6°C
(Statistics for 24 Aug 1981-2005 – mean: 13.1 max: 13.9 min: 12.2°C)
Issued (local time): 5 pm Monday 24 Aug 2026
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