
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1237 | 1031 | 821 | 658 | 471 | 398 | 295 | 728 | 732 | 804 | 890 | 771 | 494 | 423 | 557 | 577 | 258 | 735 | 753 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:05PM2.45m | 10:32AM2.50m | 10:47PM2.48m | 11:12AM2.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.25m | 4:21AM0.18m | 4:43PM0.23m | 5:03AM0.20m | 5:27PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
1237 | 1031 | 821 | 658 | 471 | 398 | 295 | 257 | 732 | 804 | 890 | 771 | 494 | 423 | 269 | 577 | 314 | 735 | 753 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | NNW 7 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 |
— | — | 11 | 81 | 50 | 50 | 109 | 130 | 139 | 637 | 465 | 500 | 297 | 244 | 557 | 220 | 190 | 132 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | SW 13 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 382 | 143 | 113 | 77 | 41 | 62 | 83 | 84 | 258 | 221 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
23 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 54 | 110 | 275 | 728 | — | — | — | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 242 | 237 | 200 | 498 | 437 | 448 | 739 | 46 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 242 | 657 | 124 | 656 |
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