Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
WSW
18
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3820
5526
17
17
17
16
14
14
31
1452
1242
1050
891
734
712
540
463
414
264
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:40PM2.25m
00:55AM2.29m
1:23PM2.17m
1:42AM2.19m
2:15PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.58m
7:19AM0.56m
7:41PM0.68m
8:06AM0.65m
8:37PM0.78m
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
10
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
6
7
4
4
1
2
5
7
7
6
5
5
7
9
9
8
7
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