Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.1° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 2PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (13 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
3
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
455
1061
1780
2008
1909
1967
1289
1094
915
1733
1591
1571
1532
1187
1006
978
951
951
3076
1079
1218
4390
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
W
30
SW
30
WSW
40
W
40
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28AM2.39m
11:43PM2.29m
12:02PM2.33m
00:17AM2.20m
12:37PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.32m
5:41PM0.43m
5:58AM0.40m
6:17PM0.54m
6:34AM0.51m
6:55PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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3
8
1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
15
13
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
7
8
7
6
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