Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.5° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 6PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1579
3199
3085
2928
2694
2270
1884
1809
1785
1062
1062
2044
1925
1901
1855
1685
1664
1664
1456
1262
1154
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:02AM2.29m
9:20PM2.39m
9:43AM2.36m
9:59PM2.41m
10:20AM2.41m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.37m
3:33AM0.30m
3:53PM0.31m
4:11AM0.26m
4:30PM0.31m
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6:56
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6:52
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7:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
17
16
15
16
15
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