Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
2.5
WNW
7
2.3
W
8
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
2
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1237
1031
821
658
471
398
295
728
732
804
890
771
494
423
557
577
258
735
753
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:05PM2.45m
10:32AM2.50m
10:47PM2.48m
11:12AM2.53m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.25m
4:21AM0.18m
4:43PM0.23m
5:03AM0.20m
5:27PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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1
4
6
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
11
11
12
10
11
12
11
12
11
10
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