Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2680
2492
2606
2197
1719
1460
2020
2140
2032
1633
1914
1319
1299
981
1261
1083
932
748
667
590
471
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26PM2.14m
1:45AM2.14m
2:13PM2.02m
2:35AM2.01m
3:07PM1.93m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.54m
7:39PM0.66m
8:07AM0.65m
8:28PM0.79m
8:55AM0.76m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
9
10
10
9
10
11
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