Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 2PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 22 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1366 | 1094 | 1512 | 3107 | 3933 | 4541 | 4784 | 4651 | 4240 | 3984 | 4642 | 4967 | 3883 | 45 | 3804 | 2966 | 2442 | 136 | 98 | 133 | 1009 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16AM2.33m | 10:30PM2.46m | 10:50AM2.34m | 11:04PM2.46m | 11:25AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.42m | 4:44AM0.44m | 4:58PM0.41m | 5:21AM0.43m | 5:34PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1366 | 1094 | 1512 | 12 | 3933 | 4541 | 4784 | 4651 | 4240 | 3984 | 4642 | 4967 | 3883 | 4308 | 3804 | 2966 | 2442 | 1936 | 1703 | 1350 | 1009 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | SW 18 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | N 6 | NNE 17 | NNE 17 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 75 | 154 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 99 | 27 | 98 | 133 | 278 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | NE 18 | — | — | — | NNE 18 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | — | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | S 10 | SW 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 22 | 22 | 21 | — | 46 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 136 | 23 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 579 | 501 | 330 | 3107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 189 | 42 | — | — | — | 69 | 104 | 97 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 92 | 9 | 15 | 313 | 313 | 309 | 74 | 89 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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