Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1220 | 810 | 799 | 2826 | 965 | 1079 | 1236 | 1997 | 2866 | 5607 | 8917 | 8496 | 7717 | 6583 | 5444 | 4696 | 3280 | 2489 | 1945 | 1399 | 1092 | 898 | 784 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:17AM2.20m | 12:37PM2.25m | 00:55AM2.10m | 1:15PM2.14m | 1:38AM1.98m | 2:02PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.51m | 6:55PM0.66m | 7:11AM0.63m | 7:38PM0.77m | 7:53AM0.76m | 8:29PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1220 | 810 | 799 | 150 | 965 | 1079 | 1236 | 10 | 16 | — | — | 8496 | 7717 | 6583 | 5444 | 4696 | 3280 | 2489 | 1945 | 1399 | 1092 | 898 | 784 | 734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | WSW 8 | ENE 10 | NW 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 18 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 140 | 10 | 54 | 94 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 715 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 |
| kJ | — | 15 | — | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 178 | 537 | 2826 | 597 | 658 | 874 | 1997 | 2866 | 5607 | 8917 | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 432 | 780 | — | 551 | 505 | 381 | 376 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 421 | 671 | 30 | 46 | 189 | 112 | 112 | 213 | 421 | 237 | 106 | 219 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 200 | 89 | 142 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
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