Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
953
745
909
795
773
521
485
567
669
669
1210
1074
979
844
833
915
658
471
451
386
552
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NW
5
S
5
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19PM2.15m
6:43AM2.14m
7:21PM2.31m
7:45AM2.27m
8:13PM2.46m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.76m
00:35AM0.72m
1:04PM0.62m
1:36AM0.55m
2:01PM0.46m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
6
13
17
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
13
14
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
10
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
12
10
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