Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.4° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
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)
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
7
1
W
7
0.4
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.9
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
375
280
164
106
77
41
39
38
38
37
36
35
35
59
41
40
38
36
35
34
34
33
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
NE
0
S
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:33AM2.39m
12:57PM2.20m
1:16AM2.24m
1:41PM2.08m
2:00AM2.08m
2:28PM1.96m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.29m
7:48PM0.39m
8:17AM0.41m
8:34PM0.53m
9:02AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
14
13
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
8
7
6
9
9
10
11
Feels °C
9
10
12
13
12
11
7
5
4
4
4
6
7
6
6
7
5
4
2
6
6
7
8
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