
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herangi Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 12PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Herangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | 1919 | 1504 | 1595 | 1463 | 1255 | 1048 | 924 | 1402 | 1384 | 1366 | 1094 | 2993 | 2682 | 3499 | 4908 | 5388 | 5325 | 5139 | 5415 | 5421 | 5571 | 4932 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42AM2.28m | 9:56PM2.42m | 10:16AM2.33m | 10:30PM2.46m | 10:50AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.54m | 3:49PM0.46m | 4:09AM0.48m | 4:23PM0.42m | 4:44AM0.44m | 4:58PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | NNE 6 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1956 | 1919 | 1504 | 1595 | 1463 | 1255 | 1048 | 924 | 1402 | 1384 | 1366 | 1094 | 12 | 381 | 3499 | 4908 | 5388 | 5325 | 5139 | 5415 | 5421 | 5571 | 4932 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | NE 19 | NNW 7 | — | SW 18 | NE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NNE 17 | NNE 17 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 |
— | — | 260 | — | — | 124 | 154 | — | 15 | 102 | — | 154 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | WSW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 149 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 22 | — | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 12 | 31 | 62 | 64 | 106 | 261 | 359 | 401 | 523 | 545 | 2993 | 2682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 30 | 201 | 201 | 313 | 655 | 227 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 313 |
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