Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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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4
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
WSW
17
3
SW
17
3.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5140
4815
3796
3479
3093
3352
4823
5684
6336
5842
5973
5614
5162
5401
6179
5310
5899
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:27AM2.04m
3:15PM2.01m
3:57AM1.97m
4:53PM2.03m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.79m
8:47AM0.80m
9:40PM0.87m
10:15AM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
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