Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
892 | 600 | 837 | 924 | 911 | 736 | 621 | 518 | 647 | 618 | 663 | 663 | 633 | 558 | 516 | 309 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:56PM2.36m | 9:17AM2.31m | 9:29PM2.45m | 9:51AM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.43m | 3:24PM0.36m | 3:43AM0.34m | 3:57PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
892 | 600 | 837 | 924 | 911 | 736 | 621 | 518 | 647 | 618 | 663 | 663 | 633 | 292 | 516 | 309 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 12 | N 12 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 20 |
65 | 261 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 54 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 74 | 93 | 214 | 444 | 198 | 261 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | N 12 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | — |
69 | 64 | — | — | 54 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 50 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 92 | 184 | 196 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
34 | 52 | 62 | 64 | 97 | 130 | 222 | 266 | 250 | 348 | 416 | 496 | 507 | 558 | — | 726 | 1052 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 657 | 655 | 639 | 200 | 9 | 33 | 89 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 97 | 94 |
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