
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
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 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
434 | 375 | 280 | 164 | 106 | 77 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:33AM2.39m | 12:57PM2.20m | 1:16AM2.24m | 1:41PM2.08m | 2:00AM2.08m | 2:28PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.29m | 7:48PM0.39m | 8:17AM0.41m | 8:34PM0.53m | 9:02AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 5 | S 5 | W 10 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
434 | 375 | 280 | 164 | 106 | 57 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 5 | WNW 6 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
94 | 91 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 59 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 101 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 61 | 70 |
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