Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
SW
16
1.5
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.4
SW
16
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
274
423
600
651
978
1001
4306
5684
7329
7712
7187
6515
6186
5659
5020
4890
4292
3973
3710
3493
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:07PM1.91m
6:30AM1.89m
6:59PM2.02m
7:22AM1.99m
7:42PM2.14m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.93m
00:28AM0.92m
12:48PM0.83m
1:18AM0.80m
1:36PM0.70m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Herangi Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest