Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 01 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 4AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1996
1729
1618
1572
1304
1172
1172
1014
844
2017
1919
1895
1491
1413
1290
1171
1033
790
767
683
618
545
473
459
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:12PM2.35m
9:26AM2.29m
9:44PM2.37m
9:59AM2.28m
10:17PM2.36m
10:32AM2.24m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.43m
3:37PM0.37m
3:56AM0.46m
4:11PM0.41m
4:30AM0.52m
4:45PM0.48m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:46
5:45
5:45
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
1996
1729
1618
1572
1304
1172
1172
1014
744
2017
1919
1895
1491
1413
1290
1171
1033
790
767
683
618
545
473
459
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
15
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.8
NE
9
1.3
SW
16
0.9
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.4
NNE
11
0.9
NE
9
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
7
0.1
S
5
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
39
32
24
17
17
16
16
107
844
126
168
129
129
135
45
138
13
13
46
9
1
10
10
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
SW
17
0.9
NE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
3
17
17
8
8
2
2
389
129
4
3
13
13
2
21
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
4
1.2
E
4
1.2
E
4
1.2
ENE
4
1.3
E
4
1.2
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ENE
9
0.7
ESE
4
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
74
55
59
61
67
172
159
22
17
9
16
16
20
26
237
15
222
177
169
149
197
172
157
146
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
89
89
89
79
79
79
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
5
5
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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