Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 10PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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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0
0
0
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0
0
0
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3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
5.5
SSW
12
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8177
7685
8036
9699
7277
0
6604
6034
5740
4668
4027
3737
3344
3863
3420
3189
2687
2345
2310
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM2.42m
12:06PM2.30m
00:22AM2.28m
12:44PM2.18m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.36m
6:04AM0.38m
6:18PM0.49m
6:43AM0.50m
7:00PM0.64m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
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