
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 186 | 127 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 77 | 108 | 128 | 108 | 82 | 63 | 45 | 34 | 44 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 44 | 56 | 485 | 1113 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.00m | 8:00PM2.16m | 8:26AM2.14m | 8:37PM2.29m | 9:02AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.48m | 2:36PM0.41m | 2:57AM0.32m | 3:13PM0.27m | 3:32AM0.19m | 3:48PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 |
59 | 85 | 81 | 59 | 116 | 113 | 69 | 108 | 128 | 108 | 82 | 63 | 45 | 33 | 44 | 82 | 76 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 10 | W 9 | SSW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
35 | 186 | 127 | 124 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | W 10 | — | — |
188 | 27 | 28 | 18 | — | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 28 | 56 | 77 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 73 | 44 | 56 | 485 | 1113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 101 | 100 | 53 | 40 | 0 | 53 | 100 | 100 | 101 |
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