
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
485 | 567 | 669 | 669 | 1210 | 1074 | 979 | 844 | 833 | 915 | 658 | 471 | 451 | 386 | 552 | 730 | 524 | 465 | 607 | 781 | 580 | 515 | 502 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43AM2.14m | 7:21PM2.31m | 7:45AM2.27m | 8:13PM2.46m | 8:38AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.72m | 1:04PM0.62m | 1:36AM0.55m | 2:01PM0.46m | 2:28AM0.40m | 2:50PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 13 | SW 19 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 10 |
321 | 284 | 217 | 190 | 1210 | 1074 | 979 | 844 | 833 | 915 | 658 | 280 | 217 | 203 | 286 | 730 | 197 | 150 | 607 | 781 | 580 | 515 | 302 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 11 | SW 16 |
485 | 352 | 669 | 669 | 202 | 167 | 163 | 176 | 295 | 276 | 20 | 471 | 451 | 386 | 552 | 202 | 524 | 465 | 123 | 120 | 86 | 235 | 502 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
455 | 567 | 342 | 398 | 41 | 48 | 39 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 83 | 163 | 222 | 344 | 8 | 12 | 163 | 132 | 14 | 73 | 134 | 84 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | E 4 | NNE 9 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 8 | NE 3 | — | — |
— | 13 | 21 | 12 | — | 28 | 22 | — | — | 12 | 362 | — | 11 | 3 | 268 | 216 | 164 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
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