Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.6
SSW
7
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.6
W
18
2.1
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
8
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
485
407
286
172
85
214
192
188
265
262
336
232
443
782
632
517
664
763
568
510
369
306
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
W
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
8:37AM2.30m
8:58PM2.47m
9:21AM2.38m
9:39PM2.50m
10:00AM2.42m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.23m
3:28PM0.18m
3:51AM0.12m
4:10PM0.09m
4:32AM0.06m
4:49PM0.08m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
8
8
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
11
10
7
7
7
7
9
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
8
8
4
5
6
5
6
5
6
7
8
9
6
7
9
10
8
9
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Himatangi Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest