Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.0° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 8AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
675
640
534
524
475
466
457
449
580
1011
1956
1919
1504
1595
1463
1255
1048
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-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
2:58AM0.61m
3:15PM0.52m
3:34AM0.54m
3:49PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
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