Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.1° 

Himatangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 10PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
3
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
464
929
833
485
195
140
169
121
141
99
70
68
66
65
36
35
34
33
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:59PM2.12m
1:15AM2.07m
1:40PM1.99m
2:00AM1.92m
2:30PM1.87m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.51m
8:17AM0.50m
8:40PM0.67m
9:00AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
9
8
8
6
6
9
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
7
8
7
7
7
7
5
6
8
11
11
10
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