
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 94 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47AM1.94m | 4:31PM1.98m | 5:11AM1.90m | 5:56PM2.00m | 6:27AM1.94m | 7:06PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.65m | 10:39AM0.68m | 11:33PM0.70m | 12:04PM0.71m | 00:54AM0.65m | 1:25PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 4 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
34 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 17 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 19 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
20 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 59 | 94 | 130 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 40 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 119 | 93 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 53 |
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