Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 254 | 188 | 186 | 127 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 69 | 131 | 121 | 108 | 79 | 65 | 45 | 34 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:21PM2.03m | 7:47AM2.00m | 8:00PM2.16m | 8:26AM2.14m | 8:37PM2.29m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.48m | 2:36PM0.41m | 2:57AM0.32m | 3:13PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 254 | 59 | 85 | 81 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 69 | 131 | 121 | 108 | 79 | 65 | 45 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 257 | 35 | 188 | 186 | 127 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | W 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 56 | 26 | 19 | 28 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 80 | 42 | 43 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 101 | 100 | 53 |
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