
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 10PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
207 | 1387 | 1334 | 821 | 541 | 450 | 322 | 259 | 211 | 140 | 79 | 77 | 90 | 286 | 309 | 236 | 236 | 189 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.92m | 7:14AM1.88m | 7:43PM2.02m | 8:02AM1.98m | 8:24PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.73m | 1:51AM0.75m | 2:10PM0.66m | 2:37AM0.66m | 2:55PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
153 | 1387 | 1334 | 821 | 541 | 450 | 322 | 259 | 211 | 140 | 79 | 77 | 90 | 286 | 309 | 236 | 236 | 189 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
207 | — | — | — | 62 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 54 | 47 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 12 | S 7 | S 13 | — | S 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 |
81 | 190 | 198 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 163 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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