
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
192 | 131 | 111 | 86 | 53 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:36PM2.26m | 8:00AM2.21m | 8:28PM2.42m | 8:53AM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.49m | 2:31AM0.42m | 2:56PM0.32m | 3:23AM0.26m | 3:45PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
192 | 131 | 111 | 86 | 53 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 16 | — | W 20 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 61 | 75 | 93 | 119 | 61 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 93 | 93 | 72 | 40 |
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