Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 8AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4193 | 7230 | 6748 | 8110 | 8177 | 7954 | 8823 | 8745 | 6792 | 0 | 6198 | 5990 | 5816 | 4875 | 4223 | 3612 | 3515 | 3137 | 2747 | 2686 | 2603 | 2200 | 2067 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM2.40m | 11:45PM2.42m | 12:06PM2.30m | 00:22AM2.28m | 12:44PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.29m | 5:38PM0.36m | 6:04AM0.38m | 6:18PM0.49m | 6:43AM0.50m | 7:00PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 25 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4193 | 7230 | 6748 | — | — | — | 8823 | — | 6792 | — | 6198 | 5990 | 5816 | 4875 | 4223 | 3612 | 3515 | 3137 | 2747 | 2686 | 12 | 2200 | 2067 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | — | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 654 | — | 222 | 8110 | 8177 | 7954 | — | 8745 | 3077 | 9283 | 8586 | 7258 | 1858 | 1553 | 935 | 649 | 297 | 190 | 124 | — | 2603 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 94 | 46 | 94 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 122 | 466 | 585 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 70 | 70 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 4 | 80 |
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