Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
W
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.2
SSW
8
0.7
W
13
0.5
W
17
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.6
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
890
588
470
333
262
294
360
265
402
269
188
171
142
254
248
242
177
116
107
66
37
41
51
67
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
5
NE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
W
5
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:45PM2.12m
1:00AM2.22m
1:28PM2.06m
1:44AM2.16m
2:15PM2.02m
2:32AM2.10m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.47m
7:35PM0.48m
8:04AM0.48m
8:19PM0.54m
8:48AM0.50m
9:08PM0.60m
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
10
13
14
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
13
13
11
10
10
11
12
Feels °C
7
10
11
9
8
8
6
6
6
9
9
8
9
7
8
8
8
11
11
9
8
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
0.2
W
16
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
890
588
21
333
262
294
360
265
172
207
188
125
103
254
248
242
177
116
107
66
30
41
35
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
11
0.2
WNW
15
1
SSW
6
1.1
W
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
14
0.7
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.1
NW
8
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
25
24
20
37
21
68
402
269
156
171
142
52
35
59
28
41
26
16
37
36
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
16
0.7
W
13
0.2
WNW
19
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
17
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
43
156
37
104
149
142
142
26
24
22
13
8
7
3
16
7
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
10
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
470
2
5
9
3
1
1
1
3
51
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
70
100
0
0
0
120
162
163
51
0
0
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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