Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.1° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
6
WSW
14
6
SW
14
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
SW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
765
584
416
324
431
779
889
858
1852
3230
5931
9936
13794
15127
14660
12713
11020
10119
10029
9294
7838
7042
5874
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WNW
45
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SSW
25
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:50AM1.86m
5:40PM1.90m
6:01AM1.88m
6:40PM1.98m
6:59AM1.95m
7:28PM2.08m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.88m
11:56PM0.94m
12:20PM0.85m
00:56AM0.87m
1:15PM0.78m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
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clear
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
10
8
9
11
7
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
8
8
6
7
8
8
7
8
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