Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1408
1190
1086
1086
999
999
778
1155
924
813
726
632
499
499
355
253
87
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
0
E
0
S
5
SSE
0
W
5
W
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:45AM1.86m
3:24PM1.85m
4:04AM1.80m
4:55PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.92m
9:00AM0.89m
9:48PM1.00m
10:18AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
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