
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | WNW 12 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 11 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1983 | 2202 | 2252 | 1548 | 533 | 820 | 511 | 612 | 232 | 141 | 111 | 111 | 78 | 50 | 40 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:45PM2.41m | 11:05AM2.29m | 11:19PM2.42m | 11:40AM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.28m | 5:39AM0.31m | 5:53PM0.27m | 6:16AM0.29m | 6:29PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
— | — | — | 953 | 533 | 820 | 511 | 359 | 232 | 141 | 74 | 111 | 54 | 50 | 34 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 13 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | 416 | 93 | — | 57 | 137 | 115 | 111 | 76 | 78 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 5 | W 12 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 51 | 26 | 22 | 12 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 3 |
1983 | 2202 | 2252 | 1548 | 20 | 222 | 450 | 612 | 133 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 167 | 149 | 51 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 40 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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