Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.1° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 2PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
3
W
8
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
915
1733
1591
1571
1532
1571
1006
810
965
1363
965
1079
1236
2245
3848
8356
8986
8072
7274
6587
5434
4591
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:02PM2.33m
00:17AM2.20m
12:37PM2.25m
00:55AM2.10m
1:15PM2.14m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.40m
6:17PM0.54m
6:34AM0.51m
6:55PM0.66m
7:11AM0.63m
7:38PM0.77m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
rain showers
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:47
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7:42
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2
4
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
10
9
8
7
8
6
5
6
6
8
8
8
9
6
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