Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is

16.8° C

Herangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 5.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	14s
Evening (09 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	!	!	0	!	!	!	2	3	3	2	!	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SW 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	3344	4906	7655	372	5694	4007	3152	2235	2267	2912	3259	4363	3482	3039	2668	2668	2325	1958	1638	1628	1761	3077	3263	3039
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SE	SE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				3:53PM2.03m				4:16AM2.09m				5:10PM2.07m				5:31AM2.11m					6:28PM2.18m
Low Tide		9:35AM0.69m				10:10PM0.78m				10:42AM0.69m				11:27PM0.76m					12:01PM0.65m				00:43AM0.66m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	8	7	7	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	11	12	11	10	10	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SW 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	3344	4906	7655	372	5694	4007	3152	2235	1521	2912	3259	4363	3482	3039	2668	2668	2325	1958	1638	1374	1761	3077	3263	3039
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 16	SW 22	—	SW 22	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 12	—	—	—	SW 24	SW 22	S 9	S 8	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 14	S 7	—	S 7
kJ	2130	2297	231	—	227	969	1782	1864	2267	1269	—	—	—	22	118	214	157	1070	1189	1628	1238	56	—	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SW 24	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	—	—	—
kJ	87	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	209	—	—	—	—	—	163	282	553	129	89	87	82	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 11	S 11	SSW 13	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	449	1848	10664	3251	2857	2856	2702	2029	3083	2216	958	665	461	351	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mukerau Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Pines Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	4	2	1	1	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	5
Distance (km)	91	89	94	585	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	89	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge		Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay	The Ledge	Black Swamp	Pataua	Tapuaetahi	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	5	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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