
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 90 | 121 | 168 | 240 | 520 | 881 | 1098 | 1879 | 1442 | 945 | 670 | 553 | 398 | 262 | 254 | 220 | 231 | 345 | 263 | 196 | 193 | 250 | 406 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM2.16m | 00:21AM2.28m | 12:45PM2.12m | 1:00AM2.22m | 1:28PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.46m | 6:54PM0.44m | 7:22AM0.47m | 7:35PM0.48m | 8:04AM0.48m | 8:19PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 11 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 12 | W 14 | W 16 |
85 | 90 | 121 | 168 | 123 | 520 | 881 | 1098 | 27 | 25 | 945 | 670 | 553 | 398 | 262 | 254 | 220 | 231 | 196 | 137 | 105 | 193 | 250 | 406 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | WNW 15 | — | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
7 | 14 | 27 | 72 | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 21 | — | 136 | 345 | 263 | 196 | 75 | 32 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | NW 9 |
4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | 115 | 92 | 108 | 151 | 140 | 140 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | NW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 240 | 308 | 781 | — | 1879 | 1442 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 210 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 53 | 0 | 185 | 70 | 40 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 162 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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