Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.7° 

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 (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 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
1
!
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
N
8
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
3
SW
8
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
911
736
621
586
647
618
663
653
392
379
551
706
853
253
372
491
465
487
521
679
1225
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
ENE
15
SE
20
SSW
35
SW
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:17AM2.31m
9:29PM2.45m
9:51AM2.38m
10:03PM2.50m
10:24AM2.42m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.36m
3:43AM0.34m
3:57PM0.30m
4:17AM0.29m
4:31PM0.29m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
7
7
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
12
11
10
12
12
12
9
7
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
10
9
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