Herangi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
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8
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
20
3
SW
19
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2945
3926
4414
4394
4469
4469
4027
3788
3563
3344
5051
6016
9172
8767
8245
6929
6012
5321
4808
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:35PM2.55m
11:58AM2.36m
00:18AM2.44m
12:42PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.30m
5:53AM0.35m
6:07PM0.40m
6:39AM0.43m
6:53PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
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