Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 1AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
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3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6490
8174
9738
9899
9899
9567
8650
7685
6791
5658
4856
4271
3563
3181
2785
2492
2185
2053
1956
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:06PM2.09m
7:32AM2.06m
7:45PM2.22m
8:11AM2.19m
8:22PM2.34m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.69m
1:25AM0.61m
1:41PM0.54m
2:02AM0.46m
2:18PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
5
5
6
4
6
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
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