
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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-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 | |||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 6 | ENE 10 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
1094 | 915 | 1733 | 1591 | 1571 | 1532 | 1571 | 1006 | 810 | 965 | 10 | 965 | 1079 | 1236 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 8072 | 7274 | 6587 | 5434 | 4591 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
790 | 781 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 73 | 140 | 15 | 3 | 92 | 15 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
48 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 15 | — | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 35 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 42 | 22 | 88 | 184 | 547 | 1363 | 697 | 692 | 892 | 2245 | 3848 | 8356 | 8986 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 39 | 630 | 229 | 213 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 428 | 741 | 112 | 643 | 229 | 213 | 466 | 420 | 237 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 91 | 466 |
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