Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 02 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 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1304
1172
1172
1014
844
2017
1919
1895
1491
1413
1290
1171
1033
790
767
683
618
545
473
459
459
363
363
363
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:26AM2.29m
9:44PM2.37m
9:59AM2.28m
10:17PM2.36m
10:32AM2.24m
10:49PM2.32m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.37m
3:56AM0.46m
4:11PM0.41m
4:30AM0.52m
4:45PM0.48m
5:04AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
15
13
14
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1304
1172
1172
1014
744
2017
1919
1895
1491
1413
1290
1171
1033
790
767
683
618
545
473
459
459
363
363
363
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.8
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
7
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
17
16
16
389
844
126
145
126
129
42
135
138
13
13
112
80
88
10
10
11
15
20
15
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
8
2
2
15
15
15
3
13
13
2
21
4
11
4
4
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
4
1.2
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.6
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.3
ENE
9
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
1
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
Energy kJ
52
177
172
217
222
10
16
16
29
249
16
15
222
173
13
13
13
33
33
33
96
88
100
105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
79
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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