
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1506 | 1382 | 1536 | 1785 | 3615 | 4918 | 9011 | 9056 | 9774 | 8348 | 6264 | 3497 | 2601 | 3585 | 7629 | 6926 | 6979 | 7074 | 7283 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:45PM2.10m | 1:06AM1.97m | 1:33PM1.97m | 2:05AM1.85m | 2:38PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.78m | 7:25AM0.76m | 8:00PM0.91m | 8:18AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | N 7 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
1506 | 1382 | 1536 | 1785 | 3615 | 4918 | 1087 | 16 | — | — | — | 2255 | 2601 | 3585 | 3447 | — | — | 7074 | 7283 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
133 | 102 | 264 | 167 | 183 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 7 | NE 12 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 210 | 5 | — | 546 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — |
249 | 553 | — | 214 | — | — | 9011 | 9056 | 9774 | 8348 | 6264 | 3497 | 2574 | 1967 | 7629 | 6926 | 6979 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 70 | 92 | 136 | 94 | 106 | 106 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 196 | 613 | 613 |
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