Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Himatangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.7
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
2
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
116
109
67
65
36
35
24
117
312
401
545
587
804
865
543
635
800
857
773
468
438
441
265
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:15PM2.02m
2:32AM2.10m
3:06PM1.98m
3:27AM2.05m
4:08PM1.96m
4:31AM2.03m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.50m
9:08PM0.60m
9:36AM0.53m
10:02PM0.64m
10:30AM0.56m
11:05PM0.66m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
5
7
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
5
6
6
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
18
Energy kJ
177
116
109
67
65
36
31
21
32
14
14
14
12
25
22
79
61
119
104
65
65
64
36
97
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.2
W
14
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.1
SW
12
0.3
W
16
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.3
W
19
0.3
W
18
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
37
29
28
27
15
14
21
15
1
7
7
7
25
24
23
6
46
9
9
30
30
64
57
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.3
W
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
13
12
7
3
2
2
35
2
9
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
2
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
7
Energy kJ
3
1
6
24
14
24
117
312
401
545
587
804
865
543
635
800
857
773
468
438
441
265
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
1
6
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
116
0
40
100
101
104
120
162
163
226
164
164
226
174
226
226
226
164
179
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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