Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 44 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 53 | 52 | 86 | 93 | 268 | 501 | 769 | 975 | 865 | 637 | 573 | 485 | 397 | 413 | 516 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | 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 | 8:05AM1.96m | 8:16PM2.11m | 8:49AM2.11m | 8:57PM2.23m | 9:29AM2.25m | 9:38PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.46m | 2:54PM0.43m | 3:17AM0.30m | 3:36PM0.29m | 3:56AM0.16m | 4:16PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 105 | 44 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 86 | 78 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 46 | 81 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 17 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | S 9 | W 16 | W 20 | W 19 | S 8 | S 14 | S 7 | S 8 | W 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 49 | 93 | 268 | 501 | 769 | 975 | 865 | 637 | 573 | 485 | 397 | 413 | 516 | 623 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 93 | 180 | 108 | 70 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 70 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 70 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 70 |
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