Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 7PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
374
431
538
483
395
276
180
108
82
65
73
64
87
154
315
798
1333
2170
1764
1172
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:20AM2.04m
8:35PM2.20m
8:57AM2.16m
9:11PM2.31m
9:32AM2.26m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.44m
3:29AM0.40m
3:45PM0.31m
4:04AM0.29m
4:19PM0.22m
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6:52
6:50
6:50
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5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
9
11
10
9
11
11
10
9
8
10
10
8
8
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