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 07:37 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Sat 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:02PM8.83ft | 1:20AM8.73ft | 1:32PM8.6ft | 1:51AM8.5ft | 2:04PM8.3ft | 2:26AM8.2ft | 2:41PM7.91ft | 3:06AM7.84ft | 3:27PM7.51ft | 3:58AM7.48ft | 4:32PM7.15ft | 5:12AM7.22ft | 5:56PM7.02ft | 6:41AM7.25ft | 7:14PM7.19ft | 7:51AM7.61ft | 8:20PM7.55ft | 8:46AM8.14ft | 9:14PM8.07ft | 9:33AM8.69ft | 10:02PM8.6ft | 10:17AM9.22ft | 10:46PM9.12ft | 11:00AM9.65ft | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM2.46ft | 7:31AM2.82ft | 7:50PM2.72ft | 8:04AM3.15ft | 8:24PM3.05ft | 8:42AM3.54ft | 9:02PM3.45ft | 9:27AM3.94ft | 9:47PM3.84ft | 10:23AM4.27ft | 10:46PM4.17ft | 11:36AM4.43ft | 00:08AM4.23ft | 1:01PM4.27ft | 1:31AM3.97ft | 2:13PM3.74ft | 2:35AM3.41ft | 3:07PM3.08ft | 3:26AM2.76ft | 3:52PM2.4ft | 4:11AM2.13ft | 4:35PM1.8ft | 4:55AM1.67ft | |||||||||||||
SW 18 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | SSW 4 | |
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clear | clear | mod rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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— | — | 0.2 | 0.04 | 0.08 | — | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°F | 73 | 68 | 70 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 57 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 64 | 66 | 57 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 73 |
Moonrise | 8:38 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:46 | — | — | 11:38 | — | — | — | 12:38 | — | — | 1:47 | — | — | 2:59 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 6:46 |
Moonset | 9:49 | — | 10:50 | — | — | 11:52 | — | — | 12:55 | — | — | 1:57 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:36 | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Whanganui River Entrance is 67 °F (Statistics for 17 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 65 max: 67 min: 62°F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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