Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
18
1.8
SW
11
2.5
WSW
10
1.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1388
1050
1391
836
961
1012
650
769
936
972
1130
1280
1008
996
772
1308
1474
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:08PM2.29m
7:33AM2.24m
7:58PM2.42m
8:22AM2.35m
8:43PM2.51m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.53m
1:47PM0.45m
2:13AM0.37m
2:33PM0.32m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
15
12
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
9
6
7
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
5
5
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