
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1518 | 1097 | 823 | 495 | 330 | 249 | 126 | 151 | 251 | 240 | 449 | 239 | 145 | 126 | 186 | 257 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.76m | 6:35PM1.90m | 7:01AM1.87m | 7:21PM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.80m | 1:04PM0.72m | 1:38AM0.65m | 1:55PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 8 |
68 | 38 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 121 | 114 | 251 | 240 | 72 | 239 | 145 | 113 | 94 | 74 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 5 | W 15 | S 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 |
10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 151 | 13 | 69 | 4 | 71 | 69 | 126 | 186 | 257 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SSW 8 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 8 | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 257 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 8 | W 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
1518 | 1097 | 823 | 495 | 330 | 249 | 126 | — | — | 23 | 449 | 82 | 97 | 50 | 70 | 37 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 106 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 123 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 163 | 149 | 178 | 178 | 0 | 0 |
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