
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 5PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
790 | 962 | 1591 | 1858 | 1837 | 1972 | 1750 | 1728 | 1728 | 1728 | 1875 | 1927 | 1949 | 1771 | 1591 | 1571 | 1438 | 1571 | 1571 | 1552 | 1417 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51PM2.14m | 7:19AM2.09m | 7:48PM2.24m | 8:15AM2.19m | 8:37PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.75m | 1:10AM0.65m | 1:35PM0.61m | 2:05AM0.51m | 2:27PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
790 | 962 | 1591 | 1858 | 1837 | 1972 | 1750 | 1728 | 1728 | 1728 | 1875 | 1927 | 1949 | 1771 | 1591 | 1571 | 1438 | 1571 | 1571 | 1552 | 1417 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
299 | 303 | 35 | 31 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 45 | 46 | 63 | 64 | 77 | 68 | 52 | 81 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 9 | N 11 | WNW 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 39 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
20 | 87 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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