Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 78 | 127 | 151 | 430 | 632 | 465 | 407 | 363 | 279 | 392 | 392 | 321 | 462 | 576 | 640 | 557 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:46AM2.32m | 11:02PM2.22m | 11:20AM2.32m | 11:37PM2.19m | 11:54AM2.29m | 00:13AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.33m | 5:54AM0.28m | 6:14PM0.39m | 6:29AM0.34m | 6:50PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:10 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 78 | 127 | 151 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 430 | 632 | 465 | 407 | 363 | 279 | 392 | 392 | 321 | 462 | 576 | 640 | 557 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 93 | 108 | 117 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 101 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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