
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s 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 11PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2644 | 1476 | 1022 | 783 | 653 | 586 | 809 | 979 | 1595 | 1689 | 1379 | 890 | 537 | 365 | 301 | 195 | 165 | 134 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM2.45m | 11:11AM2.43m | 11:24PM2.47m | 11:47AM2.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.09m | 5:43AM0.04m | 6:00PM0.08m | 6:21AM0.05m | 6:39PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
2644 | 1476 | 1022 | 783 | 653 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 365 | 301 | 195 | 165 | 134 | 109 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | SSW 12 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
— | 14 | 63 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 24 | 22 | 45 | 28 | 75 | 63 | 61 | 68 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
— | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 45 | 28 | 31 | 67 | 61 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 586 | 809 | 979 | 1595 | 1689 | 1379 | 890 | 537 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 86 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 213 | 51 | 70 | 0 |
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