Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.3° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 8PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)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 morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7478
7734
8327
9171
8950
9563
12454
13437
13712
12732
10894
8933
7588
6050
4618
3644
3067
2521
2238
1962
1190
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:04PM1.82m
4:42AM1.77m
5:22PM1.87m
5:51AM1.84m
6:20PM1.97m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.97m
10:28PM1.00m
10:59AM0.95m
11:47PM0.92m
12:09PM0.84m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
6
6
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