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 05:45 AM and sunset is at 08:43 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
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
11:10PM2.52m
11:27AM2.65m
11:47PM2.56m
12:03PM2.69m
00:23AM2.59m
12:39PM2.71m
1:00AM2.59m
1:16PM2.71m
1:39AM2.57m
1:56PM2.68m
2:21AM2.53m
2:38PM2.64m
Low Tide
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
5:20AM0.91m
5:39PM0.96m
5:56AM0.90m
6:15PM0.96m
6:32AM0.89m
6:53PM0.96m
7:10AM0.90m
7:33PM0.97m
7:48AM0.92m
8:16PM0.98m
8:30AM0.96m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
W
4
0.4
SW
10
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
7
1.1
W
8
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.1
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
 km/h
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
N
30
NNW
25
N
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
10
NE
5
S
15
SW
10
NNW
25
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
N
10
W
10
SW
10
E
0
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
W
10
SW
10
N
10
WNW
25
W
10
NNW
10
N
15
W
 mm 
11
3
1
1
max°C
20
18
17
22
23
19
23
17
16
17
17
14
17
18
15
19
19
17
17
17
14
17
17
14
18
18
16
19
18
16
20
20
18
17
16
Moonrise
2:04
2:25
2:48
3:15
3:46
4:24
5:10
6:04
7:05
8:10
9:16
10:22
Moonset
3:18
4:20
5:21
6:23
7:25
8:23
9:17
10:03
10:41
11:14
11:41
Sunrise
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
8:43
8:44
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:47
8:49
8:49
8:49
Today's sea temperature in Whanganui River Entrance is
19.9° C
(Statistics for 14 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 16.1 max: 17.4 min: 14.7°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025
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