
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | 33 | 36 | 113 | 309 | 485 | 457 | 317 | 203 | 103 | 139 | 192 | 188 | 358 | 262 | 336 | 232 | 445 | 807 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13PM2.37m | 8:37AM2.30m | 8:58PM2.47m | 9:21AM2.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.32m | 3:08AM0.23m | 3:28PM0.18m | 3:51AM0.12m | 4:10PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 19 | W 10 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
39 | 33 | 36 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 103 | 43 | 75 | 56 | 358 | 106 | 134 | 232 | 227 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 7 | W 19 | W 18 | W 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 43 | 76 | 59 | 36 | 262 | 336 | 114 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 15 |
8 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 192 | 188 | 65 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
— | — | 17 | 113 | 309 | 485 | 457 | 317 | 203 | 49 | 139 | 9 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 90 | 445 | 807 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 70 | 61 | 53 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 100 | 102 | 100 | 100 |
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