Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 2AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
3
0
0
0
0
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)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.1
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
4
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1053
954
765
584
416
324
370
828
878
926
2193
3710
6173
9029
10986
12072
12825
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
25
W
35
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:50AM1.86m
5:40PM1.90m
6:01AM1.88m
6:40PM1.98m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.95m
11:09AM0.88m
11:56PM0.94m
12:20PM0.85m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
16
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
12
10
9
10
9
10
7
7
10
7
2
2
3
4
5
5
7
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