Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1079 | 1236 | 1547 | 5248 | 4252 | 8784 | 8750 | 8119 | 6746 | 5518 | 4624 | 3163 | 2489 | 1852 | 1310 | 952 | 882 | 747 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:55AM2.10m | 1:15PM2.14m | 1:38AM1.98m | 2:02PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.66m | 7:11AM0.63m | 7:38PM0.77m | 7:53AM0.76m | 8:29PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 10 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1079 | 1236 | 1547 | 10 | — | — | 8750 | 8119 | 6746 | 5518 | 4624 | 3163 | 2489 | 1852 | 1310 | 952 | 882 | 747 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 18 | N 18 | NNE 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 17 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 678 | 828 | 962 | 5248 | 4252 | 8784 | — | — | — | — | 200 | 382 | 993 | 1279 | 1210 | 950 | 698 | 565 | 476 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 533 | 30 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 194 | 229 | 299 | 136 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 500 | 374 | 267 | 246 | 237 | 92 | 313 |
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