
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
153 | 173 | 234 | 264 | 413 | 166 | 124 | 126 | 186 | 254 | 257 | 254 | 254 | 186 | 127 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.90m | 7:01AM1.87m | 7:21PM2.03m | 7:47AM2.00m | 8:00PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.72m | 1:38AM0.65m | 1:55PM0.57m | 2:20AM0.48m | 2:36PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 8 | WNW 5 |
153 | 173 | 234 | 41 | 72 | 166 | 124 | 108 | 96 | 79 | 85 | 254 | 254 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 116 | 33 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 15 | W 10 | W 15 | W 16 | SSW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | SSW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 10 | W 15 | W 15 |
57 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 69 | 126 | 46 | 254 | 257 | 56 | 37 | 186 | 127 | 124 | 9 | 113 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | SSW 8 | S 15 | — | W 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 10 | W 8 |
— | 15 | 11 | 5 | — | 71 | 4 | 4 | 186 | 33 | 26 | 21 | 64 | 29 | 27 | 16 | — | 9 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 5 | — |
64 | — | — | 264 | 413 | 64 | 110 | 50 | 46 | 36 | 24 | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | 113 | 23 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 163 | 51 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 70 | 70 | 51 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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