Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 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), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). 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)9s
Evening (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
SW
16
1.5
W
9
1.9
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
173
173
170
236
274
339
664
951
922
1039
2906
5258
7184
7811
7283
6743
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25AM1.81m
6:07PM1.91m
6:30AM1.89m
6:59PM2.02m
Low Tide
11:16PM1.00m
11:45AM0.93m
00:28AM0.92m
12:48PM0.83m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
9
8
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
11
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