Herbertville Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 176.59° E

Herbertville 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herbertville sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.2° 

Herbertville surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Herbertville today (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Herbertville at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
1
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!
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3
2
3
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
14
2
S
14
2
SSW
14
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1437
4009
4065
3428
2754
2284
1622
1400
1400
1430
1351
1584
1355
1141
1100
957
827
792
643
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
S
5
NNW
15
N
25
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:08PM1.54m
6:35AM1.48m
6:59PM1.51m
7:26AM1.48m
7:49PM1.48m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.08m
12:49PM0.09m
1:18AM0.10m
1:41PM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
8
9
11
10
13
14
12
11
10
10
9
8
11
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
6
3
8
9
7
6
7
8
7
6
9
10
9
8
8
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