Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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 12PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.8
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2140
1708
1346
1326
1144
932
736
712
580
511
553
548
680
979
1111
949
1065
1030
1007
1213
1086
951
1334
1256
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:52AM2.17m
7:19PM2.14m
7:36AM2.22m
8:01PM2.23m
8:15AM2.26m
8:38PM2.30m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.63m
1:07PM0.53m
1:29AM0.53m
1:49PM0.44m
2:10AM0.46m
2:27PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:51
5:50
5:49
5:47
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
18
17
17
17
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
16
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
14
16
16
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
2140
1708
1346
1326
1144
932
736
712
580
511
455
403
361
979
1111
949
1065
1030
1007
1213
1086
951
1334
1256
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
N
11
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
26
26
26
11
25
49
22
142
195
382
553
548
680
309
263
217
205
171
215
437
424
473
289
419
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.1
SW
18
0.2
N
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
N
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
SW
11
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
21
23
23
23
12
11
49
22
66
91
66
23
56
104
104
134
86
86
142
78
77
61
60
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
12
33
67
76
19
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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