Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 94 | 68 | 41 | 33 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50AM1.80m | 3:17PM1.85m | 4:00AM1.73m | 4:30PM1.79m | 5:09AM1.71m | 5:41PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.74m | 10:25PM0.82m | 10:45AM0.81m | 11:34PM0.82m | 12:00PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 94 | 68 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 7 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 100 | 101 | 110 | 101 | 93 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 119 | 108 | 108 | 61 |
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