Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 12AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
2
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
11
2.1
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
2
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
13
1
W
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
705
815
1114
1630
1377
778
500
284
377
301
344
367
410
492
329
212
158
192
330
322
245
177
174
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
N
25
N
15
NE
5
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
12:06PM2.16m
00:21AM2.28m
12:45PM2.12m
1:00AM2.22m
1:28PM2.06m
1:44AM2.16m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.44m
7:22AM0.47m
7:35PM0.48m
8:04AM0.48m
8:19PM0.54m
8:48AM0.50m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
12
12
10
10
13
12
10
10
9
10
12
12
13
13
12
13
11
9
8
8
13
Feels °C
9
8
6
7
7
6
8
10
10
8
8
6
5
7
8
10
10
8
9
8
7
6
6
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.1
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
2
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
Energy kJ
123
705
815
1114
1630
1377
778
500
284
377
301
344
367
410
492
157
122
158
192
330
322
245
177
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
11
0.2
W
16
0.4
SSW
4
1
SSW
7
1
W
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
W
17
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
8
7
27
25
25
24
21
20
35
20
8
85
329
212
36
140
23
22
21
16
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.5
W
13
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
17
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
19
84
102
147
140
18
8
8
17
20
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
NW
8
2.5
NW
10
1
WNW
5
0.3
SE
2
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
250
300
1108
58
1
7
5
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
70
53
0
53
100
40
0
70
70
0
0
0
0
51
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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