Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
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)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
386
552
650
524
465
607
679
580
515
502
636
628
503
482
735
699
679
1432
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:13PM2.46m
8:38AM2.38m
9:02PM2.57m
9:25AM2.46m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.46m
2:28AM0.40m
2:50PM0.32m
3:15AM0.29m
3:35PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
10
10
11
13
14
14
16
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
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