Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | WNW 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 615 | 651 | 477 | 323 | 223 | 188 | 273 | 1400 | 1254 | 846 | 541 | 394 | 322 | 259 | 211 | 108 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.81m | 6:55PM1.92m | 7:14AM1.88m | 7:43PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.82m | 1:15PM0.73m | 1:51AM0.75m | 2:10PM0.66m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 25 | 52 | 223 | 188 | 153 | 1400 | 1254 | 846 | 541 | 394 | 322 | 259 | 211 | 108 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | W 13 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 14 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 12 | 92 | 147 | 273 | — | — | — | 85 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 71 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | S 14 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 615 | 651 | 477 | 323 | — | — | 57 | 172 | 170 | 151 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 101 | 53 | 40 | 70 | 0 | 163 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
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