Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.5° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.6
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
148
279
545
528
498
372
278
220
220
169
112
95
80
107
227
530
853
912
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:01AM2.19m
12:21PM2.16m
00:37AM2.05m
1:00PM2.04m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.37m
7:00AM0.35m
7:19PM0.51m
7:37AM0.49m
8:03PM0.66m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
13
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
9
9
8
4
3
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