Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 01 May 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 4PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2688
2482
2285
2125
1996
1975
1618
1464
1304
1172
1172
1014
844
2017
1919
1895
1491
1413
1290
1171
943
790
694
683
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:52AM2.29m
9:12PM2.35m
9:26AM2.29m
9:44PM2.37m
9:59AM2.28m
10:17PM2.36m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.36m
3:22AM0.43m
3:37PM0.37m
3:56AM0.46m
4:11PM0.41m
4:30AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
11
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
2688
2482
2285
2125
1996
1975
1618
1464
1304
1172
1172
1014
744
2017
1919
1895
1491
1413
1290
1171
943
790
694
683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.3
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.6
S
6
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.8
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
0.2
N
14
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
9
21
28
27
39
17
24
17
17
16
16
389
844
15
123
123
44
45
45
45
13
2
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
14
0.9
NE
9
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
6
10
11
11
3
8
17
8
8
2
2
15
129
14
3
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
4
1.2
E
4
1.4
ESE
5
1.2
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
4
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.8
ESE
4
1.3
ENE
9
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
82
71
67
57
77
58
60
70
70
67
202
227
22
233
16
17
222
249
255
249
255
211
201
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
89
89
89
89
89
309
91
79
79
79
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
5
5
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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