Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
W
10
1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.9
W
18
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
42
62
61
39
33
131
113
281
432
432
328
237
136
149
192
267
186
262
336
515
653
1108
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
NE
5
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:48AM2.18m
8:13PM2.37m
8:37AM2.30m
8:58PM2.47m
9:21AM2.38m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.39m
2:42PM0.32m
3:08AM0.23m
3:28PM0.18m
3:51AM0.12m
4:10PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
5
5
4
1
Temp °C
6
6
8
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
8
6
6
6
6
8
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
5
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
4
3
4
4
4
6
5
6
6
7
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