Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.4° 

Himatangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
W
7
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.7
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
11
10
10
4
10
10
10
15
40
70
108
140
551
474
407
329
243
188
183
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM2.03m
2:55AM2.03m
3:38PM1.96m
4:11AM1.96m
5:11PM1.97m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.52m
9:32PM0.65m
9:58AM0.62m
10:41PM0.73m
11:15AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
4
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
1
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
9
10
11
10
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