
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 9AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5973 | 5614 | 5162 | 5401 | 6179 | 5310 | 6300 | 4313 | 3978 | 3664 | 3832 | 3736 | 3853 | 7012 | 3650 | 3769 | 2917 | 2930 | 3061 | 1896 | 1580 | 881 | 652 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.97m | 4:53PM2.03m | 5:24AM2.01m | 6:09PM2.15m | 6:35AM2.11m | 7:08PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.86m | 11:10PM0.84m | 11:45AM0.78m | 00:26AM0.70m | 12:53PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 9 |
5973 | 5614 | 5162 | 5401 | 6179 | 5310 | 6300 | 4313 | 3978 | 3664 | 3832 | 3736 | 3853 | — | 1288 | 879 | 578 | 440 | 330 | 1896 | 1580 | 881 | 528 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 9 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 890 | 60 | 289 | 226 | 182 | 373 | 652 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | — | 573 | 412 | 577 | 230 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | NW 4 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
— | — | 112 | 31 | — | 110 | 203 | 297 | 593 | 1181 | 1190 | 1094 | 969 | 7012 | 3650 | 3769 | 2917 | 2930 | 3061 | 637 | 600 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 630 | 630 | 656 | 656 | 630 | 630 | 448 | 282 | 30 | 30 | 194 | 30 | 112 | 213 | 106 | 106 | 94 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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