Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)17s
Afternoon (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
277
282
728
1453
1839
2116
1852
1694
1513
1436
1246
928
810
810
790
1995
2091
2103
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:01PM2.17m
8:34AM2.16m
8:42PM2.28m
9:14AM2.30m
9:23PM2.38m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.56m
2:22AM0.44m
2:41PM0.43m
3:01AM0.31m
3:21PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
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