Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
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)
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.5
W
16
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
9
0.5
W
15
0.9
W
9
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
1.1
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
364
267
102
124
90
137
134
83
113
119
109
107
157
527
1180
1299
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21AM1.91m
1:48PM1.90m
2:20AM1.78m
2:53PM1.79m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.66m
8:20AM0.64m
8:55PM0.79m
9:13AM0.77m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
11
11
10
9
8
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
10
11
10
9
10
9
8
6
8
9
8
7
6
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