
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 12 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
267 | 102 | 129 | 90 | 85 | 134 | 74 | 101 | 94 | 109 | 107 | 180 | 843 | 1319 | 1365 | 1150 | 1680 | 2612 | 1468 | 1137 | 923 | 799 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.91m | 1:48PM1.90m | 2:20AM1.78m | 2:53PM1.79m | 3:38AM1.70m | 4:19PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.64m | 8:55PM0.79m | 9:13AM0.77m | 10:01PM0.88m | 10:26AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
267 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 134 | 61 | 101 | 94 | 88 | 99 | 113 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 3 | — | 1468 | 1137 | 923 | 799 | 614 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | SSW 10 |
13 | 94 | 43 | 24 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 109 | 107 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 |
91 | 49 | 129 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 180 | 843 | 1319 | 1365 | 1150 | 1680 | 2612 | — | — | — | 25 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 167 | 149 | 149 | 172 | 149 | 110 | 51 | 188 | 315 | 0 |
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