Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4808
4065
3402
2863
2680
2492
2458
2197
1719
1460
2020
2140
2171
1633
1785
1429
1299
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01AM2.29m
1:26PM2.14m
1:45AM2.14m
2:13PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:53PM0.52m
7:22AM0.54m
7:39PM0.66m
8:07AM0.65m
8:28PM0.79m
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
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