Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 9AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
3
W
8
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
380
586
998
1412
1479
1762
1374
799
702
645
373
344
353
288
368
346
318
341
448
1314
1794
2316
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:32AM2.26m
9:44PM2.40m
10:06AM2.33m
10:18PM2.46m
10:39AM2.37m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.29m
4:19PM0.22m
4:38AM0.20m
4:52PM0.16m
5:12AM0.14m
5:26PM0.14m
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6:50
6:48
6:47
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5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
16
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
11
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
8
9
8
5
5
4
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