
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 12PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
725 | 498 | 389 | 425 | 456 | 527 | 848 | 1082 | 832 | 530 | 281 | 180 | 140 | 119 | 96 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 65 | 64 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.91m | 5:08PM1.97m | 5:39AM1.94m | 6:24PM2.09m | 6:50AM2.05m | 7:23PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.74m | 00:05AM0.72m | 12:40PM0.66m | 1:21AM0.57m | 1:48PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
179 | 142 | 147 | 215 | 212 | 205 | 137 | 127 | 832 | 530 | 281 | 180 | 140 | 119 | 96 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 65 | 64 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | S 15 | S 15 | — | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 5 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 4 |
2 | 83 | 51 | 26 | 51 | 4 | 4 | — | 124 | 77 | 61 | 54 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 |
— | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 75 | 74 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | S 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — |
725 | 498 | 389 | 425 | 456 | 527 | 848 | 1082 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 101 | 101 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 178 | 51 | 0 |
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