Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 6PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
17
5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11696
10606
10626
10973
11791
12162
11938
12235
12687
12535
12152
11007
10199
9091
7615
6984
6628
5898
5091
4553
4110
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:45AM2.46m
10:02PM2.53m
10:22AM2.45m
10:38PM2.46m
10:57AM2.40m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.23m
4:16AM0.22m
4:32PM0.28m
4:53AM0.27m
5:08PM0.37m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
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