Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Herangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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2
2
3
!
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!
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1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
NW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121111111010101012131313131313131313131313810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34822938232919381735148913701370161420082445248326102610252220311778137410068518658657991786
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
2.38
8:32PM
2.38
8:44AM
2.48
9:12PM
2.49
9:27AM
2.53
9:53PM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
0.34
2:21PM
0.23
2:41AM
0.23
3:01PM
0.14
3:22AM
0.17
3:43PM
0.12
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:02-------6:01--
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--111---------------1-11
Temp. °C191918191818181818171718181818171718191920191919
Feels °C (?)151513161414141516151616151615131314151516151414
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