Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 10PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
902
588
383
485
473
289
127
74
51
47
46
45
25
24
23
23
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
0
NNW
5
W
0
W
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:55PM2.19m
1:10AM2.24m
1:38PM2.12m
1:57AM2.14m
2:30PM2.03m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.45m
8:14AM0.43m
8:36PM0.55m
9:01AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
7
8
7
5
5
4
4
7
8
8
7
Feels °C
1
1
0
0
-1
1
1
3
4
5
4
2
2
1
1
5
5
6
5
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