
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 8 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
890 | 588 | 470 | 333 | 262 | 294 | 360 | 265 | 402 | 269 | 188 | 171 | 142 | 254 | 248 | 242 | 177 | 116 | 107 | 66 | 37 | 41 | 51 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:45PM2.12m | 1:00AM2.22m | 1:28PM2.06m | 1:44AM2.16m | 2:15PM2.02m | 2:32AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM0.47m | 7:35PM0.48m | 8:04AM0.48m | 8:19PM0.54m | 8:48AM0.50m | 9:08PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 14 | W 14 |
890 | 588 | 21 | 333 | 262 | 294 | 360 | 265 | 172 | 207 | 188 | 125 | 103 | 254 | 248 | 242 | 177 | 116 | 107 | 66 | 30 | 41 | 35 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 11 | WNW 15 | — | SSW 6 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 8 | S 13 |
25 | 24 | — | 20 | 37 | 21 | — | 68 | 402 | 269 | 156 | 171 | 142 | 52 | 35 | 59 | 28 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | W 13 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | 156 | 37 | 104 | 149 | 142 | 142 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | S 2 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 5 |
— | — | 470 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 51 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 70 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 162 | 163 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 116 |
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