Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.3°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 1AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2318
2053
1956
1929
1849
1719
1668
1643
1834
1778
1724
1569
603
522
593
801
1494
2141
2451
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:22PM2.34m
8:47AM2.31m
8:57PM2.43m
9:21AM2.41m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.41m
2:37AM0.33m
2:53PM0.30m
3:12AM0.23m
3:29PM0.24m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
cloud
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6:28
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
14
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
10
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