Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.1° 

Herangi 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 Herangi Beach today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.7
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1761
1547
1237
1031
821
658
471
398
295
586
867
872
918
730
563
432
496
577
342
569
687
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:52AM2.42m
10:05PM2.45m
10:32AM2.50m
10:47PM2.48m
11:12AM2.53m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.25m
4:21AM0.18m
4:43PM0.23m
5:03AM0.20m
5:27PM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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6:33
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7:51
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7:52
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2
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
13
12
14
14
12
12
13
12
12
10
10
10
12
11
10
11
10
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