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Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Herangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
0
3
1
1
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
0.8
NE
1.8
SW
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)16161515141414141414141313131313139121615121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)361468565686825138210771063190218221733110299189212231109111299910127116808710600
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
1.98
8:40AM
2.11
8:59PM
2.07
9:19AM
2.21
9:40PM
2.16
9:57AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.84
2:28AM
0.74
2:53PM
0.75
3:11AM
0.66
3:32PM
0.67
3:49AM
0.58
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:33-------6:33--
Sunset-8:44-------8:44-------8:44------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--11------------------22
Temp. °C232221202019202121201919181920212121191918182121
Feels °C (?)222122212120202019181819171818202019182018182119
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