Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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Herangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (06 May)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
472
472
428
404
404
299
719
803
842
788
788
788
777
757
736
726
726
650
632
623
492
499
499
499
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:45AM2.10m
00:04AM2.17m
12:29PM2.00m
00:51AM2.07m
1:24PM1.92m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.69m
5:59PM0.66m
6:26AM0.77m
6:41PM0.75m
7:16AM0.84m
7:33PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
1
3
5
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.7
NNW
7
1.3
W
8
Energy kJ
472
472
428
404
404
299
719
803
842
788
788
788
777
757
736
726
726
650
632
623
492
499
277
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.1
N
15
1
NNE
7
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.4
SW
20
0.8
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
12
1.1
SW
14
1.3
N
7
Energy kJ
113
67
49
4
108
83
61
76
77
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
102
134
116
127
137
499
148
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
11
0.6
SW
17
0.2
N
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.1
W
12
0.2
N
13
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
9
238
8
22
22
22
18
46
45
45
44
3
12
63
61
60
38
87
499
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.7
N
6
2.1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
40
39
50
108
51
38
40
45
41
200
200
196
196
192
216
234
225
265
37
73
178
372
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
10
629
637
667
667
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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