Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.8° 

Herangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 9AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4416
4782
5140
4957
4797
4402
4343
4135
3720
3720
3377
3377
3154
2801
2724
2405
2261
2004
2090
1994
2102
1983
1958
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:11PM2.45m
00:28AM2.40m
12:54PM2.37m
1:15AM2.27m
1:45PM2.25m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.27m
6:27PM0.37m
6:48AM0.38m
7:15PM0.50m
7:36AM0.53m
8:11PM0.65m
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Temp °C
14
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14
15
15
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15
15
15
16
16
16
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15
14
13
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13
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Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
9
11
10
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