Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1834
812
656
581
579
789
1155
1865
1986
2368
2238
2274
2133
2968
2777
2501
3475
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:57PM2.43m
9:21AM2.41m
9:33PM2.50m
9:56AM2.47m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.23m
3:29PM0.24m
3:48AM0.19m
4:05PM0.23m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:29
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
7
8
8
6
7
8
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