Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
2
4
1
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
9
2.2
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
NE
30
N
25
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
W
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
0.7
W
11
1.8
WNW
9
2.2
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
18
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
16
Energy kJ
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)
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
11
0.2
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
10
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.8
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
16
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
17
0.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
4
14
43
115
92
108
151
140
140
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
7
0.3
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
Energy kJ
240
308
781
1879
1442
33
210
2
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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