Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1058 | 1027 | 616 | 509 | 476 | 459 | 414 | 306 | 262 | 326 | 560 | 632 | 500 | 358 | 270 | 200 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM2.50m | 10:00AM2.42m | 10:17PM2.49m | 10:37AM2.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.08m | 5:11AM0.07m | 5:27PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 222 | 153 | 616 | 509 | 476 | 459 | 414 | 306 | 262 | 195 | 200 | 632 | 500 | 358 | 270 | 200 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 103 | 101 | 144 | 85 | 85 | 132 | 139 | 186 | 188 | 89 | 82 | 140 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 137 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 59 | 90 | 95 | 30 | — | 43 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1058 | 1027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 326 | 560 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 111 | 110 | 100 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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