Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 69 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 118 | 262 | 762 | 914 | 758 | 471 | 278 | 125 | 68 | 74 | 43 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:21PM2.25m | 00:37AM2.23m | 12:59PM2.12m | 1:15AM2.07m | 1:40PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.24m | 7:13PM0.36m | 7:38AM0.36m | 7:55PM0.51m | 8:17AM0.50m | 8:40PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 8 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 159 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 28 | 98 | 68 | 74 | 39 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 69 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 12 | — | 7 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 43 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 7 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 7 | W 13 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | — | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 32 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 118 | 262 | 762 | 914 | 758 | 471 | 278 | 125 | 59 | 32 | 16 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 174 | 101 | 143 | 0 | 40 | 93 | 143 | 143 | 209 | 178 | 166 | 178 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
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