
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 5AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
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 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
259 | 470 | 812 | 748 | 488 | 412 | 270 | 200 | 165 | 125 | 85 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.49m | 10:37AM2.41m | 10:53PM2.42m | 11:12AM2.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.07m | 5:27PM0.13m | 5:48AM0.12m | 6:03PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 17 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
259 | 195 | 200 | 748 | 488 | 412 | 270 | 200 | 165 | 109 | 85 | 76 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
190 | 87 | 47 | 140 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 137 | 127 | 125 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
93 | — | 14 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 470 | 812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 110 | 100 | 82 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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