Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is

16.1°C

Herangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 9AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 5.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	18ft (5.5m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	16ft (5.0m)	13s
Evening (16 Oct)	13ft (4.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2466	4520	9410	9054	7998	6916	5603	4950	3163	2489	1852	1287	1017	882	435	357	350	279	284	736	784	772	724	700
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-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	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:55AM2.10m					1:15PM2.14m				1:38AM1.98m				2:02PM2.02m				2:35AM1.87m				3:02PM1.92m
Low Tide				7:11AM0.63m				7:38PM0.77m				7:53AM0.76m				8:29PM0.87m				8:45AM0.86m				9:30PM0.94m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—
mm	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	6	5	6	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	11	11	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	—	—	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	S 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	10	—	—	9054	7998	6916	5603	4950	3163	2489	1852	1287	1017	882	435	357	291	279	284	736	784	772	724	700
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 18	N 18	N 18	NE 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 10	SW 12	SW 14	ENE 10	S 6	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	24	4	268	210	350	169	206	10	65	10	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 18	NE 10	NE 10	SW 12	SW 14	SW 12	N 16	ENE 10	N 16	N 15	N 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	4	214	160	149	20	10	19	18	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	S 8	S 7	S 7	—	S 6	S 5	S 5
kJ	2466	4520	9410	—	—	—	—	3	557	1080	1198	1099	836	616	501	453	—	213	143	113	—	50	42	70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Paritutu and Ngamotu Beach Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tom Bowling Bay Northland	Tom Bowling Bay Northland	Tom Bowling Bay Northland	Tom Bowling Bay Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	194	213	189	242	94	94	94	527	421	375	122	122	28	28	28	28	5	79	46	0	4	91	89	87
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Daniels Reef	Omaha Beach and Bar	Pakiri beach	Takou Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay				The Ledge	The Ledge	Henderson Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	2	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	6	4
Header Global	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Balephuil (Tiree) United Kingdom	Afife Portugal	Tokomaru Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Southside Australia	Tora Point New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	6	5	4	6	8	7	6

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