Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.3° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
W
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
W
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.8
NW
4
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
8
2.2
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.9
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
SW
10
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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