
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 83 | 85 | 52 | 135 | 119 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 62 | 59 | 60 | 54 | 37 | 107 | 27 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 60 | 85 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:07AM2.07m | 8:26PM2.15m | 8:54AM2.16m | 9:10PM2.19m | 9:35AM2.23m | 9:50PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.42m | 2:58PM0.43m | 3:21AM0.33m | 3:44PM0.36m | 4:03AM0.26m | 4:25PM0.31m | 4:41AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 83 | 85 | 52 | 135 | 119 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 62 | 59 | 60 | 54 | 37 | 8 | 27 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 85 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | WNW 10 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 13 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 38 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 15 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 18 | — | 36 | 36 | 60 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 107 | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 72 | 101 | 100 | 101 | 61 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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