Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 2PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.4
SW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2785
2492
2318
2053
1956
1929
1849
1719
1668
1643
1137
1677
1724
1569
656
534
608
669
939
1847
2079
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:11AM2.19m
8:22PM2.34m
8:47AM2.31m
8:57PM2.43m
9:21AM2.41m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.41m
2:37AM0.33m
2:53PM0.30m
3:12AM0.23m
3:29PM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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6:15
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7:11
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6:27
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6:28
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
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