Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 2PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
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8
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
21
3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4314
4504
4312
3738
3470
3470
3178
2736
2457
2117
2175
2387
2795
3926
4414
4190
4469
4469
4214
3788
3563
3344
5150
5797
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:27AM2.48m
10:50PM2.63m
11:13AM2.44m
11:35PM2.55m
11:58AM2.36m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.28m
4:37PM0.25m
5:06AM0.29m
5:23PM0.30m
5:53AM0.35m
6:07PM0.40m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
14
13
11
11
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
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