Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
W
19
0.4
W
18
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
1.7
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
173
169
120
84
62
58
113
102
98
154
202
190
183
181
213
746
785
722
498
460
407
252
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
15
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:23AM2.45m
10:43PM2.57m
11:04AM2.42m
11:23PM2.50m
11:43AM2.35m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.08m
5:13PM0.07m
5:38AM0.09m
5:53PM0.12m
6:20AM0.14m
6:33PM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
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5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
9
9
11
13
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
9
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
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