Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° S 172.68° E

Herangi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herangi Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herangi Beach at 1PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
3
2
2
3
3
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
18
1
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
683
418
581
755
1694
1718
1860
90
14
13
1073
1027
933
1006
1083
38
82
444
1029
1082
1785
1692
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:45AM1.80m
4:15PM1.87m
4:54AM1.78m
5:26PM1.88m
6:00AM1.82m
6:26PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.92m
10:39PM0.94m
11:05AM0.91m
11:50PM0.87m
12:14PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
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