Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 359 | 232 | 306 | 203 | 111 | 78 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 148 | 456 | 440 | 605 | 768 | 1101 | 1220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:05AM2.29m | 11:19PM2.42m | 11:40AM2.29m | 11:53PM2.39m | 12:16PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.27m | 6:16AM0.29m | 6:29PM0.30m | 6:53AM0.31m | 7:07PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SSW 12 | W 17 |
| kJ | 511 | 359 | 232 | 306 | 203 | 111 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 101 | 14 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 8 | SSW 10 | W 21 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 179 | 105 | 141 | 74 | 57 | 78 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | WNW 12 | — | W 12 | — | W 20 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | SSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 27 | — | 12 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 97 | 77 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | 148 | 456 | 440 | 605 | 768 | 1101 | 1220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 70 | 108 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 126 | 177 |
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