
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 94 | 119 | 131 | 280 | 444 | 604 | 687 | 842 | 783 | 637 | 456 | 316 | 319 | 247 | 227 | 96 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 44 | 43 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.98m | 3:27AM2.05m | 4:08PM1.96m | 4:31AM2.03m | 5:25PM2.00m | 5:46AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.53m | 10:02PM0.64m | 10:30AM0.56m | 11:05PM0.66m | 11:37AM0.57m | 00:22AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
32 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 104 | 102 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 152 | 44 | 38 | 83 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 17 | SSW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 23 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 64 | 57 | — | 96 | 94 | 4 | 79 | 78 | 44 | 43 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | W 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | W 20 | W 20 |
— | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — |
60 | 94 | 119 | 131 | 280 | 444 | 604 | 687 | 842 | 783 | 637 | 456 | 316 | 319 | 247 | 227 | 67 | 39 | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 163 | 173 | 178 | 174 | 226 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 233 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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