Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 607 | 679 | 580 | 515 | 502 | 636 | 628 | 503 | 482 | 735 | 699 | 679 | 1432 | 1287 | 1567 | 2236 | 1611 | 1438 | 2349 | 2262 | 1671 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:38AM2.38m | 9:02PM2.57m | 9:25AM2.46m | 9:46PM2.62m | 10:08AM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.32m | 3:15AM0.29m | 3:35PM0.24m | 4:00AM0.23m | 4:18PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 150 | 679 | 580 | 231 | 302 | 284 | 332 | 332 | 392 | 735 | 699 | 604 | 1432 | 1287 | 1567 | 2236 | 1611 | 1438 | 2349 | 2262 | 1671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | NE 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 607 | 123 | 111 | 515 | 502 | 636 | 628 | 503 | 482 | 407 | 401 | 679 | 440 | 387 | 326 | 29 | 266 | 235 | 14 | 33 | 404 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 8 | NE 9 | SW 20 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 73 | 171 | 88 | 86 | 65 | 62 | 40 | 299 | 392 | 528 | 390 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 30 | 186 | 33 | — | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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