Himatangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.39° S 175.23° E

Himatangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
W
10
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
73
29
28
28
27
50
33
31
31
60
69
74
86
115
221
255
205
212
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:01PM2.23m
9:22AM2.16m
9:36PM2.31m
9:57AM2.23m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.47m
3:53AM0.48m
4:10PM0.38m
4:29AM0.40m
4:44PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
7
7
6
5
8
10
11
9
7
7
7
8
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
4
4
3
2
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
5
7
8
7
8
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