
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 9AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1855 | 1685 | 1664 | 1685 | 1456 | 1262 | 1154 | 1062 | 1034 | 833 | 736 | 667 | 581 | 507 | 410 | 319 | 319 | 455 | 1061 | 1780 | 2008 | 1909 | 1967 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:20AM2.41m | 10:36PM2.40m | 10:55AM2.42m | 11:10PM2.36m | 11:28AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.26m | 4:30PM0.31m | 4:48AM0.27m | 5:06PM0.35m | 5:23AM0.32m | 5:41PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
1855 | 1685 | 1664 | 1685 | 1456 | 1262 | 1154 | 1062 | 1034 | 833 | 736 | 667 | 581 | 507 | 196 | 185 | 177 | 136 | 1061 | 1780 | 2008 | 1909 | 1967 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
166 | 192 | 188 | 184 | 142 | 135 | 104 | 99 | 71 | 69 | 86 | 80 | 122 | 214 | 410 | 299 | 295 | 352 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 70 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NE 12 |
12 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 96 | 96 | 214 | 319 | 319 | 455 | 286 | — | 256 | 253 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
48 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 112 | 9 | 9 |
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