
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
960 | 615 | 813 | 893 | 760 | 498 | 418 | 373 | 469 | 541 | 869 | 887 | 608 | 493 | 360 | 262 | 184 | 158 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.95m | 4:12AM1.91m | 5:08PM1.97m | 5:39AM1.94m | 6:24PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.75m | 11:10AM0.74m | 00:05AM0.72m | 12:40PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | 15 | 13 | 4 | 179 | 142 | 147 | 215 | 212 | 205 | 137 | 127 | 608 | 493 | 360 | 262 | 184 | 158 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | S 15 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 15 | W 15 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 83 | 51 | 26 | 51 | 4 | — | — | 79 | 77 | 48 | 68 | 70 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 75 | 42 | 39 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | SE 3 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
960 | 615 | 813 | 893 | 760 | 498 | 418 | 373 | 469 | 541 | 869 | 887 | — | — | 50 | 16 | 3 | 71 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 193 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 101 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
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