Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 3PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
W
9
3
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
328
255
394
361
458
711
1338
2749
2647
3550
3710
2725
2138
1565
1251
755
466
498
604
865
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:10PM1.77m
5:40AM1.74m
6:22PM1.84m
6:45AM1.82m
7:14PM1.95m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.84m
00:11AM0.89m
12:40PM0.82m
1:23AM0.81m
1:43PM0.71m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
7
5
3
3
3
4
5
7
8
7
6
6
6
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