Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 49 | 65 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 107 | 230 | 431 | 431 | 407 | 395 | 307 | 212 | 247 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.92m | 2:30PM1.87m | 3:00AM1.79m | 3:39PM1.78m | 4:19AM1.72m | 5:10PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.64m | 9:34PM0.80m | 9:55AM0.77m | 10:43PM0.89m | 11:13AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 4 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 4 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | S 11 | W 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 49 | 65 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 14 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | W 13 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | S 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 37 | 27 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 9 | S 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 7 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 44 | 107 | 230 | 431 | 431 | 407 | 395 | 307 | 212 | 247 | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 162 | 149 | 123 | 123 |
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