Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
3.5
WSW
13
4
SW
12
6
SW
11
6
SW
11
6
SW
11
6
SW
11
5
SW
11
4
SW
10
2.3
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1506
1382
1536
1785
3615
4918
9011
9056
9774
8348
6264
3497
2601
3585
7629
6926
6979
7074
7283
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
35
WSW
45
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:45PM2.10m
1:06AM1.97m
1:33PM1.97m
2:05AM1.85m
2:38PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.78m
7:25AM0.76m
8:00PM0.91m
8:18AM0.89m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
2
4
1
5
2
2
4
2
Temp °C
15
12
13
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
9
9
8
11
5
4
1
2
4
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
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