Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 4PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2708
2458
2383
2111
1830
1688
1336
1220
990
767
683
545
488
431
424
473
629
1474
2792
4168
5204
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
5
W
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:31AM2.32m
11:46PM2.24m
12:06PM2.22m
00:22AM2.11m
12:45PM2.10m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.50m
6:05AM0.48m
6:24PM0.64m
6:42AM0.62m
7:08PM0.78m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:21
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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