
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
997 | 840 | 739 | 640 | 534 | 524 | 475 | 466 | 457 | 406 | 580 | 1011 | 1956 | 1796 | 1615 | 1595 | 1463 | 1255 | 1048 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:46PM2.28m | 9:07AM2.22m | 9:21PM2.36m | 9:42AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.60m | 2:58AM0.61m | 3:15PM0.52m | 3:34AM0.54m | 3:49PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
997 | 840 | 739 | 640 | 534 | 524 | 475 | 466 | 457 | 406 | 399 | 1011 | 1956 | 1796 | 1615 | 1595 | 1463 | 1255 | 1048 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
13 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 49 | 49 | 169 | 361 | 580 | 313 | — | — | 260 | — | — | 124 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SW 15 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 201 | 201 | 200 | 200 |
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