Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 21 May 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.5
NE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
178
139
163
175
221
229
292
365
435
443
555
654
783
858
992
1026
1112
1267
1592
1941
2061
1765
1169
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
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
cross-off
High Tide
00:07AM2.42m
12:39PM2.23m
1:06AM2.30m
1:42PM2.12m
2:10AM2.19m
2:45PM2.03m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.49m
6:49PM0.54m
7:30AM0.60m
7:48PM0.66m
8:32AM0.67m
8:52PM0.74m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
138
83
83
83
82
122
116
154
154
220
328
341
313
297
247
200
154
335
472
899
1077
1273
1238
1169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.5
NNE
11
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
63
67
57
90
125
53
37
37
194
249
246
222
208
208
254
254
306
148
120
540
1289
1382
1325
919
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
Energy kJ
67
1
3
3
3
3
42
8
9
8
8
8
8
6
19
31
58
78
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.5
NE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
0.9
ESE
5
Energy kJ
167
178
139
163
175
221
229
292
365
435
443
555
654
783
858
992
1026
1112
1267
1592
1941
2061
1765
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
89
9
5
89
89
79
79
79
79
79
200
79
200
79
79
89
79
79
200
200
200
79
79
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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