Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 9AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.7
W
17
1.6
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
223
271
465
716
645
715
638
583
402
270
188
270
1137
1137
707
394
378
308
254
211
106
79
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
5
S
10
SW
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
5:05AM1.79m
5:55PM1.83m
6:16AM1.81m
6:55PM1.92m
7:14AM1.88m
7:43PM2.02m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.77m
00:51AM0.82m
1:15PM0.73m
1:51AM0.75m
2:10PM0.66m
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part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
6
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
11
9
8
7
8
7
5
6
8
9
8
6
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
10
4
3
4
5
5
2
4
6
6
5
3
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