Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 999 | 999 | 778 | 1155 | 924 | 813 | 726 | 632 | 499 | 440 | 355 | 299 | 111 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 236 | 274 | 281 | 942 | 1172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.85m | 4:04AM1.80m | 4:55PM1.84m | 5:25AM1.81m | 6:07PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.89m | 9:48PM1.00m | 10:18AM0.96m | 11:16PM1.00m | 11:45AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 999 | 999 | 778 | 1155 | 924 | 813 | 726 | 632 | 499 | 440 | 355 | 299 | 61 | 173 | 173 | 142 | 140 | 274 | 131 | 305 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | WSW 18 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | WSW 19 | SW 9 | SW 17 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 243 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 111 | 86 | 130 | 18 | 236 | 59 | 281 | — | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | W 24 | W 24 | — | SW 19 | NE 14 | NE 13 | SW 19 | NE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 11 | — | 57 | 7 | 7 | 170 | 6 | 124 | 118 | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 161 | 235 | 942 | 1172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 630 | 639 | 639 | 659 | 660 | 251 | 237 | 87 |
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