Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.8
WNW
11
2.5
NW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
9
16
19
26
74
77
59
58
82
135
139
129
136
151
309
757
1201
2047
1452
1088
908
732
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:06PM2.33m
11:28AM2.19m
11:43PM2.32m
12:06PM2.16m
00:21AM2.28m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.40m
6:02AM0.45m
6:16PM0.41m
6:41AM0.46m
6:54PM0.44m
7:22AM0.47m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
9
12
13
11
9
8
7
7
12
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
Feels °C
8
9
7
5
5
5
4
6
9
10
8
6
5
4
3
8
8
8
6
8
9
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
13
0.7
WNW
5
0.1
W
13
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.7
W
11
1.8
WNW
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
17
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
19
3
37
42
42
9
8
107
114
129
136
151
125
757
8
7
27
25
25
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
8
7
14
27
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
2
2
1
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
0.3
NE
3
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.5
NW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1
3
9
16
26
74
77
59
58
82
135
139
2
309
363
1201
2047
1452
1088
908
732
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
100
100
100
101
101
100
0
101
61
100
93
0
0
0
0
70
70
53
185
70
70
70
70
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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