Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
W
10
0.8
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
298
186
103
66
47
46
45
24
24
23
23
11
10
10
4
4
10
10
6
29
73
153
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
WSW
0
W
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:10AM2.24m
1:38PM2.12m
1:57AM2.14m
2:30PM2.03m
2:55AM2.03m
3:38PM1.96m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.43m
8:36PM0.55m
9:01AM0.52m
9:32PM0.65m
9:58AM0.62m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
4
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
7
8
8
8
6
6
7
6
8
10
11
9
Feels °C
0
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
5
5
6
6
4
3
4
3
4
6
7
5
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