Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2555
2130
1883
1765
1683
1052
3619
3144
2746
2416
2383
2082
1779
1464
1304
1285
1102
999
999
999
778
1155
924
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:00AM2.13m
1:25PM2.06m
1:45AM1.99m
2:15PM1.94m
2:45AM1.86m
3:24PM1.85m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.63m
7:45PM0.79m
8:05AM0.77m
8:39PM0.92m
9:00AM0.89m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
6
7
6
7
8
10
8
9
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
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