Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 80 | 92 | 86 | 104 | 119 | 127 | 255 | 124 | 189 | 494 | 1206 | 1373 | 1690 | 2497 | 3230 | 3566 | 4132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:22AM2.16m | 9:36PM2.31m | 9:57AM2.23m | 10:11PM2.38m | 10:31AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.38m | 4:29AM0.40m | 4:44PM0.32m | 5:04AM0.34m | 5:18PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | W 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 80 | 92 | 86 | 104 | 119 | 127 | 255 | 124 | 189 | 494 | 1206 | 1373 | 1690 | 2497 | 3230 | 3566 | 4132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 70 | 101 | 116 | 116 | 101 | 104 | 123 | 185 | 167 | 167 | 149 |
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