Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 5AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
4.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
3
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
720
914
1255
1216
1573
2811
2864
1432
1001
843
653
540
809
1058
1385
1747
1142
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
50
WNW
30
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:12PM2.39m
9:36AM2.36m
9:48PM2.45m
10:11AM2.43m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.09m
4:24PM0.09m
4:43AM0.04m
5:00PM0.08m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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6:21
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
10
7
7
6
6
8
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
7
5
3
3
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
5
6
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