
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 7 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
309 | 485 | 407 | 286 | 172 | 85 | 214 | 192 | 188 | 265 | 262 | 336 | 232 | 443 | 782 | 632 | 517 | 664 | 763 | 568 | 510 | 369 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:37AM2.30m | 8:58PM2.47m | 9:21AM2.38m | 9:39PM2.50m | 10:00AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.23m | 3:28PM0.18m | 3:51AM0.12m | 4:10PM0.09m | 4:32AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | SSW 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 85 | 29 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 112 | 134 | 232 | 307 | 782 | 632 | 144 | 664 | 763 | 568 | 510 | 369 | 306 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | W 23 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 19 | W 9 | SSW 7 | W 19 | W 18 | S 7 | S 7 | W 18 | W 17 | S 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
1 | — | 11 | 22 | 21 | 44 | 43 | 192 | 81 | 44 | 262 | 336 | 4 | 1 | 222 | 153 | 4 | 84 | 134 | 129 | 135 | 139 | 188 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | S 14 | W 19 | W 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
— | — | — | 10 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 4 | 188 | 265 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 58 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
309 | 485 | 407 | 286 | 172 | 25 | 214 | 147 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 167 | 443 | — | — | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 100 | 102 | 100 | 82 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 209 | 86 | 51 | 111 |
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