Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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Herangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 8AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
!
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0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
2
WSW
12
2.4
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.3
SW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
478
457
878
847
1236
1971
2175
1778
2861
2880
3410
2998
4915
4556
4654
4605
5233
5872
5659
5380
5115
4586
4171
3663
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47AM1.99m
2:26PM1.86m
2:51AM1.94m
3:29PM1.84m
3:54AM1.96m
4:29PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.87m
8:33PM0.86m
9:14AM0.85m
9:37PM0.85m
10:16AM0.78m
10:40PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:38
5:37
5:37
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
13
14
13
9
9
9
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
2
WSW
12
2.4
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
12
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
0.7
NE
12
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Energy kJ
478
457
878
847
1236
1971
2175
1599
1513
1349
3410
2998
147
4556
4654
4605
5233
5872
5659
5380
5115
4586
4171
3663
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
W
10
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.1
NE
13
0.9
NE
13
0.9
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.6
W
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
110
88
503
669
740
1337
1510
1194
374
273
220
149
126
94
91
63
60
48
47
31
23
23
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
12
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
NE
13
1
NE
13
1
NE
12
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.1
NE
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
161
120
286
315
300
618
865
380
9
9
9
9
3
14
3
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
2.3
SW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
3.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
353
295
1778
2861
2880
1015
1273
4915
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
30
30
39
30
30
30
94
94
94
94
106
106
106
46
46
46
30
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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