
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
885 | 704 | 773 | 521 | 485 | 567 | 669 | 669 | 1210 | 1074 | 979 | 844 | 833 | 821 | 742 | 471 | 451 | 386 | 552 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.15m | 6:43AM2.14m | 7:21PM2.31m | 7:45AM2.27m | 8:13PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.72m | 1:04PM0.62m | 1:36AM0.55m | 2:01PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 13 |
885 | 702 | 476 | 408 | 321 | 247 | 208 | 186 | 1210 | 1074 | 979 | 844 | 833 | 821 | 292 | 280 | 245 | 228 | 286 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 |
733 | 704 | 773 | 521 | 485 | 352 | 669 | 669 | 197 | 167 | 163 | 167 | 288 | 276 | 742 | 471 | 451 | 386 | 552 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 6 |
243 | 330 | 260 | 455 | 455 | 567 | 342 | 398 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 163 | 222 | 344 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | S 4 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | NNE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 121 | 16 | — | — | 28 | 23 | — | — | 13 | 18 | 15 | — | 16 | 241 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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