
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
426 | 426 | 390 | 359 | 282 | 273 | 425 | 508 | 627 | 746 | 689 | 481 | 330 | 265 | 206 | 125 | 62 | 34 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09PM2.32m | 1:30AM2.22m | 2:00PM2.19m | 2:29AM2.06m | 3:06PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.37m | 8:31AM0.40m | 9:06PM0.52m | 9:28AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 206 | 125 | 62 | 34 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 12 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 10 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
426 | 426 | 390 | 359 | 282 | 273 | 425 | 508 | 627 | 746 | 689 | 481 | 330 | 265 | — | 13 | 45 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 70 | 108 | 126 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 |
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