Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.6° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
1.6
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
183
181
184
590
688
646
740
534
392
308
159
165
161
110
70
38
38
37
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
10
S
20
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:23PM2.50m
11:43AM2.35m
00:00AM2.38m
12:21PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.12m
6:20AM0.14m
6:33PM0.22m
6:59AM0.24m
7:13PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
6
Feels °C
12
12
9
5
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
5
5
6
3
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