
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1334 | 894 | 541 | 450 | 322 | 259 | 211 | 140 | 79 | 79 | 123 | 118 | 304 | 289 | 236 | 189 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.92m | 7:14AM1.88m | 7:43PM2.02m | 8:02AM1.98m | 8:24PM2.13m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.75m | 2:10PM0.66m | 2:37AM0.66m | 2:55PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
1334 | 894 | 541 | 450 | 322 | 259 | 211 | 140 | 79 | 79 | 123 | 118 | 304 | 289 | 236 | 189 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
— | — | 23 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 54 | 47 | 33 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | — | S 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | 18 | 11 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
166 | 118 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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