
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 80 | 1223 | 1127 | 1050 | 816 | 712 | 590 | 463 | 414 | 96 | 107 | 185 | 179 | 179 | 125 | 84 | 132 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:23PM2.17m | 1:42AM2.19m | 2:15PM2.09m | 2:40AM2.09m | 3:23PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.68m | 8:06AM0.65m | 8:37PM0.78m | 9:03AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
2510 | 1920 | 1223 | 1127 | 1050 | 816 | 712 | 590 | 463 | 414 | 309 | 227 | 185 | 179 | 179 | 76 | 72 | 132 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | N 12 | N 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
31 | 80 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 124 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 96 | 70 | 50 | 94 | 92 | 125 | 73 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | N 12 | WSW 18 | W 24 | NNE 11 | N 11 | SW 16 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
14 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 124 | 46 | 71 | 69 | 11 | 107 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 84 | 51 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
178 | 168 | 173 | 99 | 50 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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