Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
112
104
86
120
167
188
313
396
405
318
186
120
92
137
83
83
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:37AM2.05m
1:00PM2.04m
1:21AM1.91m
1:48PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.51m
7:37AM0.49m
8:03PM0.66m
8:20AM0.64m
8:55PM0.79m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
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6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
13
15
16
14
11
11
11
11
13
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
7
8
8
10
11
13
12
9
9
10
10
12
14
12
10
9
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