Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 73 | 80 | 202 | 103 | 167 | 231 | 352 | 223 | 136 | 126 | 198 | 301 | 319 | 288 | 220 | 330 | 443 | 393 | 456 | 405 | 310 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:43AM2.34m | 11:58PM2.24m | 12:17PM2.28m | 00:32AM2.15m | 12:52PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.17m | 6:36PM0.30m | 6:53AM0.26m | 7:12PM0.41m | 7:29AM0.38m | 7:50PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 73 | 59 | 78 | 66 | 142 | 143 | 91 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 288 | 220 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 76 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | W 18 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | S 9 | W 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 46 | 80 | 30 | 26 | 41 | 30 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 11 | 202 | 103 | 167 | 231 | 352 | 223 | 136 | 126 | 198 | 301 | 319 | — | 9 | 330 | 443 | 393 | 456 | 405 | 310 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 70 | 108 | 120 | 123 | 70 | 53 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 127 | 200 | 113 | 70 | 100 | 53 | 100 | 51 |
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