Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herbertville today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herbertville at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Herbertville. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 193 | 129 | 258 | 229 | 167 | 118 | 97 | 95 | 211 | 140 | 126 | 130 | 193 | 259 | 256 | 297 | 273 | 249 | 238 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.57m | 7:55PM1.50m | 8:21AM1.62m | 8:48PM1.51m | 9:15AM1.64m | 9:43PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.08m | 2:07AM0.07m | 2:44PM0.05m | 3:01AM0.05m | 3:39PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 225 | 193 | 118 | 258 | 229 | 167 | 118 | 80 | 43 | 211 | 140 | 126 | 130 | 193 | 259 | 256 | 93 | 273 | 249 | 238 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 17 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 60 | 129 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 97 | 66 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 297 | 58 | 30 | 153 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 11 | N 5 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 18 | SSE 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 95 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 18 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 57 | 84 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 635 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 80 | 80 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 88 | 139 | 181 | 52 | 71 | 161 | 52 | 52 | 196 | 139 |
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