
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
339 | 206 | 137 | 72 | 106 | 113 | 79 | 44 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30PM2.08m | 1:53AM1.92m | 2:17PM1.96m | 2:50AM1.80m | 3:17PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.65m | 8:48AM0.63m | 9:24PM0.76m | 9:40AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 |
290 | 206 | 137 | 57 | 46 | 42 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 6 |
— | 17 | 46 | 44 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | — | S 14 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
— | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | — | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
339 | 205 | 104 | 72 | 106 | 113 | 79 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 166 | 143 | 93 | 61 | 72 | 61 | 40 | 108 | 101 | 61 | 61 |
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