Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 12PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
0
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7117
7394
6604
6186
5523
4875
4214
3973
3515
3137
3240
3025
2536
2454
0
2456
2345
1946
1682
1576
1392
1462
3619
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:06PM2.30m
00:22AM2.28m
12:44PM2.18m
1:00AM2.13m
1:25PM2.06m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.38m
6:18PM0.49m
6:43AM0.50m
7:00PM0.64m
7:22AM0.63m
7:45PM0.79m
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
1
2
3
2
3
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
10
9
7
8
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