Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
11
1.3
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
64
70
68
67
65
48
42
61
61
41
35
36
95
186
384
395
328
197
188
160
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
S
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM2.05m
7:23PM2.24m
7:48AM2.18m
8:13PM2.37m
8:37AM2.30m
8:58PM2.47m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.49m
2:19AM0.39m
2:42PM0.32m
3:08AM0.23m
3:28PM0.18m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
7
2
Temp °C
8
11
11
10
9
9
8
7
9
13
13
11
12
10
11
11
12
13
11
9
6
Feels °C
6
9
8
8
6
6
5
4
5
11
10
8
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
4
2
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