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 05:48 AM and sunset is at 08:49 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Sat
3
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
1:16PM2.71m
1:39AM2.57m
1:56PM2.68m
2:21AM2.53m
2:38PM2.64m
3:05AM2.49m
3:22PM2.59m
3:54AM2.45m
4:11PM2.55m
4:45AM2.42m
5:05PM2.51m
5:41AM2.41m
6:03PM2.49m
6:47AM2.43m
7:09PM2.50m
8:03AM2.50m
8:22PM2.54m
9:11AM2.62m
9:32PM2.60m
10:09AM2.75m
10:31PM2.69m
11:00AM2.87m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.90m
7:33PM0.97m
7:48AM0.92m
8:16PM0.98m
8:30AM0.96m
9:00PM0.98m
9:15AM0.99m
9:47PM0.99m
10:04AM1.03m
10:35PM0.99m
10:58AM1.06m
11:28PM0.99m
11:56AM1.08m
00:27AM0.99m
1:03PM1.06m
1:37AM0.96m
2:18PM1.00m
2:49AM0.90m
3:26PM0.92m
3:52AM0.82m
4:23PM0.81m
4:46AM0.73m
5:14PM0.72m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.2
W
6
1.9
W
7
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
10
1.8
W
6
1.8
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.6
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.8
SW
14
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
SW
10
0.5
WSW
8
0.8
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
14
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
30
NW
35
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
30
W
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
E
15
SE
25
S
40
S
45
SSW
45
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
0
SE
10
ESE
15
SSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
 mm 
1
4
1
2
12
1
1
2
8
34
29
5
1
1
max°C
20
20
17
20
19
15
19
19
18
24
22
15
17
17
15
19
18
14
17
17
15
14
14
13
12
14
14
15
16
14
19
18
16
18
18
Moonrise
8:10
9:16
10:22
11:29
12:36
1:45
2:56
4:12
5:31
6:50
8:03
Moonset
11:14
11:41
12:06
12:28
12:51
1:14
1:41
2:13
2:53
3:45
4:50
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
8:49
8:49
8:49
8:50
8:50
8:50
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:52
Today's sea temperature in Whanganui River Entrance is
18.5° C
(Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 16.6 max: 18.0 min: 14.9°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
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