Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
2.2
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
999
999
778
1155
924
813
726
632
499
440
355
299
111
173
173
170
236
274
281
942
1172
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:24PM1.85m
4:04AM1.80m
4:55PM1.84m
5:25AM1.81m
6:07PM1.91m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.89m
9:48PM1.00m
10:18AM0.96m
11:16PM1.00m
11:45AM0.93m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
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