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Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (09 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)111314131313121211111212121212121413131313131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)451700548386437418428472530485450565555561503624721632623649712700739883
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
2.30
1:18PM
2.39
1:47AM
2.19
2:11PM
2.27
2:41AM
2.08
3:05PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.47
7:41PM
0.54
7:55AM
0.58
8:34PM
0.63
8:49AM
0.69
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Sunrise---6:09-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset-------8:31-------8:32-------8:34
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818171921212018171617202020191918181819191918
Feels °C (?)201918171820201917161414171617161514151416151413
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