Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 735 | 699 | 679 | 1432 | 1287 | 1453 | 2236 | 1611 | 1438 | 2173 | 2033 | 1361 | 1246 | 1738 | 1958 | 2328 | 3119 | 3857 | 4389 | 4461 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:25AM2.46m | 9:46PM2.62m | 10:08AM2.49m | 10:28PM2.61m | 10:49AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.24m | 4:00AM0.23m | 4:18PM0.22m | 4:43AM0.23m | 4:58PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 392 | 735 | 699 | 604 | 1432 | 1287 | 1453 | 2236 | 1611 | 1438 | 2173 | 2033 | 1361 | 1246 | 1738 | 1958 | 2328 | 3119 | 3857 | 4389 | 4461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 482 | 407 | 401 | 679 | 440 | 387 | 326 | — | 228 | 223 | 59 | 57 | 404 | 323 | 188 | 101 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SW 20 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 299 | 392 | 528 | 390 | 28 | 41 | 41 | — | — | 186 | 45 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 41 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 53 | 59 | — | — | 20 | 165 | 190 | 384 | 598 | 735 | 770 | 680 | 557 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 53 | 46 | 94 | 106 | 94 | 242 | 106 | 94 |
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