Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
1.2
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.8
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
37
36
36
35
61
130
200
657
1066
856
590
237
111
92
100
43
73
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:21PM2.25m
00:37AM2.23m
12:59PM2.12m
1:15AM2.07m
1:40PM1.99m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.36m
7:38AM0.36m
7:55PM0.51m
8:17AM0.50m
8:40PM0.67m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
7
6
5
6
9
11
12
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
10
Feels °C
6
5
4
3
2
3
4
4
5
1
2
2
3
4
5
6
6
7
8
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