Herangi Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 NZST
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Herangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (28 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (28 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
1124
924
1006
1289
1363
1325
1398
1338
1197
1299
1319
1541
1735
2325
2418
2457
2328
2004
1811
1537
1292
1150
947
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
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
High Tide
6:50PM2.07m
7:05AM2.09m
7:35PM2.15m
7:49AM2.14m
8:14PM2.23m
8:28AM2.18m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.66m
1:20PM0.56m
1:45AM0.61m
2:01PM0.51m
2:24AM0.57m
2:39PM0.49m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
13
14
13
12
12
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
623
1124
924
1006
1289
1363
1325
1398
1338
1197
1299
1319
1541
1735
2325
2418
2457
2328
2004
1811
1537
1292
1150
947
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
0.8
NE
9
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
289
99
149
79
78
64
64
62
49
49
49
50
39
27
28
27
27
8
8
8
5
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
SW
11
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
N
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
99
32
99
119
6
6
5
2
2
2
2
9
9
4
8
8
8
5
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NNE
7
Energy kJ
11
14
10
44
19
43
69
101
157
205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
5
33
200
200
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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