Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2800
2744
2830
2658
4993
4893
4509
4385
4416
4782
5140
4957
4797
4402
4343
4135
3720
3720
3377
3377
3154
2801
2724
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:32AM2.49m
11:47PM2.48m
12:11PM2.45m
00:28AM2.40m
12:54PM2.37m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.20m
5:44PM0.27m
6:06AM0.27m
6:27PM0.37m
6:48AM0.38m
7:15PM0.50m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
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