Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
W
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
W
15
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
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
198
102
71
79
141
73
70
68
66
65
36
35
34
33
32
31
31
30
33
55
80
151
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:15AM2.07m
1:40PM1.99m
2:00AM1.92m
2:30PM1.87m
3:00AM1.79m
3:39PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.50m
8:40PM0.67m
9:00AM0.64m
9:34PM0.80m
9:55AM0.77m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
6
7
9
10
9
9
10
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
4
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
6
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
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