Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
9
4
W
9
4
W
9
3
W
9
2
W
8
1.6
WNW
12
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
10
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
W
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
W
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1983
2202
2252
1548
533
820
511
612
232
141
111
111
78
50
40
48
31
30
31
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
5
W
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:45PM2.41m
11:05AM2.29m
11:19PM2.42m
11:40AM2.29m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.28m
5:39AM0.31m
5:53PM0.27m
6:16AM0.29m
6:29PM0.30m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
9
7
6
6
8
9
8
6
5
4
4
5
8
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
5
4
3
2
1
0
2
5
8
8
6
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