Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
9
2.1
W
7
1.3
W
7
1
W
8
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
173
234
264
413
166
124
126
186
254
257
254
254
186
127
124
116
113
69
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
0
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:35PM1.90m
7:01AM1.87m
7:21PM2.03m
7:47AM2.00m
8:00PM2.16m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.72m
1:38AM0.65m
1:55PM0.57m
2:20AM0.48m
2:36PM0.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
10
11
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
7
4
3
5
6
7
4
4
2
1
3
5
5
6
7
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