Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
570
503
437
431
431
374
305
300
310
277
282
728
1453
1839
2116
1852
1806
1513
1436
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:16PM2.05m
7:50AM2.03m
8:01PM2.17m
8:34AM2.16m
8:42PM2.28m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.71m
1:41AM0.59m
1:59PM0.56m
2:22AM0.44m
2:41PM0.43m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
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