Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
685
630
518
451
431
431
594
287
330
330
686
2688
1968
2325
2199
2082
2284
1708
1565
892
892
710
892
785
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:59AM2.07m
5:28PM1.99m
6:00AM2.12m
6:29PM2.06m
6:52AM2.17m
7:19PM2.14m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.73m
11:44PM0.73m
12:18PM0.63m
00:42AM0.63m
1:07PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
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5:52
5:52
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
685
630
518
451
431
431
594
287
330
330
686
2688
1968
2325
2199
2082
2284
1708
1565
892
892
710
892
785
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
15
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SW
12
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.2
SSW
7
0.3
SW
18
0.3
N
11
0.4
SW
24
Energy kJ
17
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
61
74
286
31
13
12
11
11
26
26
11
11
135
49
22
142
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
SW
18
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
4
16
21
20
15
59
37
59
206
14
6
6
5
5
21
21
23
23
23
25
11
49
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
48
34
34
40
40
43
91
73
125
126
181
191
215
184
131
125
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
5
15
15
15
4
4
15
4
0
15
15
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
79
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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