
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 2PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1367 | 836 | 660 | 550 | 459 | 289 | 243 | 267 | 227 | 484 | 1165 | 1699 | 1611 | 1306 | 886 | 557 | 430 | 251 | 265 | 205 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.75m | 4:57AM1.70m | 5:37PM1.80m | 6:06AM1.76m | 6:35PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.86m | 11:23PM0.89m | 11:54AM0.83m | 00:42AM0.80m | 1:04PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 11 | W 16 | SSW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
1367 | 836 | 660 | 550 | 459 | 289 | 243 | 206 | 227 | 38 | 126 | 10 | 69 | 38 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 251 | 173 | 205 | 262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
13 | 11 | — | 34 | 152 | 183 | 140 | 267 | 190 | 11 | 21 | — | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | 20 | 60 | 248 | 195 | 71 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 25 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — |
— | 30 | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 484 | 1165 | 1699 | 1611 | 1306 | 886 | 557 | 430 | 52 | 265 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 275 | 149 | 51 | 312 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 163 | 86 |
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