
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 6PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
352 | 689 | 1299 | 1739 | 1611 | 1173 | 823 | 495 | 335 | 286 | 184 | 197 | 269 | 293 | 453 | 253 | 145 | 119 | 183 | 257 | 257 | |
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 | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.80m | 6:06AM1.76m | 6:35PM1.90m | 7:01AM1.87m | 7:21PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.83m | 00:42AM0.80m | 1:04PM0.72m | 1:38AM0.65m | 1:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
190 | 22 | 124 | 112 | 68 | 38 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 286 | 128 | 197 | 269 | 293 | 41 | 253 | 145 | 113 | 94 | 74 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | WNW 15 | W 15 | SSW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
40 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 90 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 70 | 29 | 119 | 183 | 257 | 257 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SSW 8 | S 15 | — | S 15 | W 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | 4 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 10 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
352 | 689 | 1299 | 1739 | 1611 | 1173 | 823 | 495 | 335 | 8 | 184 | — | — | — | 453 | 67 | 32 | 34 | 52 | 26 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 163 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 101 | 173 | 149 | 173 | 178 | 0 | 0 |
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