Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 11 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 55 | 40 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 177 | 297 | 441 | 575 | 514 | 936 | 1332 | 628 | 408 | 257 | 237 | 615 | 444 | 237 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:40AM2.29m | 11:53PM2.39m | 12:16PM2.25m | 00:29AM2.33m | 12:55PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.29m | 6:29PM0.30m | 6:53AM0.31m | 7:07PM0.36m | 7:32AM0.35m | 7:49PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 10 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 36 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 101 | 14 | 95 | 628 | 408 | 257 | 161 | 94 | 60 | 68 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 21 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | WNW 16 | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 38 | 34 | — | 25 | — | — | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 23 | 177 | 297 | 441 | 575 | 514 | 936 | 1332 | — | 5 | 84 | 237 | 615 | 444 | 237 | 185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 53 | 70 | 61 | 70 | 101 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 167 | 51 | 163 | 298 | 175 | 166 | 178 | 166 | 166 |
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