Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
35
35
62
38
38
37
36
35
34
17
50
150
165
90
59
63
45
31
20
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:41PM2.08m
2:00AM2.08m
2:28PM1.96m
2:50AM1.94m
3:22PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.41m
8:34PM0.53m
9:02AM0.52m
9:23PM0.67m
9:50AM0.64m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
11
11
9
9
8
6
5
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
5
7
8
8
5
6
5
3
2
5
6
8
8
7
7
6
8
10
12
10
8
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