Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 237 | 187 | 249 | 231 | 262 | 227 | 302 | 133 | 204 | 444 | 499 | 457 | 371 | 328 | 252 | 183 | 151 | 114 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 81 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54AM2.42m | 10:18PM2.60m | 10:42AM2.44m | 11:05PM2.59m | 11:28AM2.40m | 11:50PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.17m | 4:45PM0.12m | 5:13AM0.13m | 5:32PM0.11m | 6:01AM0.15m | 6:18PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 7 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 88 | 100 | 195 | 183 | 233 | 78 | 302 | 123 | 83 | 45 | 110 | 306 | 40 | 328 | 252 | 183 | 151 | 114 | 91 | 73 | 61 | 81 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | W 15 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 98 | 151 | 18 | 17 | — | 227 | 16 | 80 | 80 | — | — | 44 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 67 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 71 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 229 | 237 | 187 | 249 | 231 | 262 | 72 | 101 | 133 | 204 | 444 | 499 | 457 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 70 | 53 | 70 | 100 | 53 | 51 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 102 | 100 | 82 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 70 | 0 |
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