Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.5
SW
16
1.6
W
9
1.9
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
924
813
726
632
499
440
355
299
111
173
173
170
236
137
404
678
962
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
0
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:04AM1.80m
4:55PM1.84m
5:25AM1.81m
6:07PM1.91m
Low Tide
9:48PM1.00m
10:18AM0.96m
11:16PM1.00m
11:45AM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
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