
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1437 | 4009 | 4065 | 3428 | 2754 | 2284 | 1622 | 1400 | 1400 | 1430 | 1351 | 1584 | 1355 | 1141 | 1100 | 957 | 827 | 792 | 643 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
1437 | 4009 | 4065 | 3428 | 2754 | 2284 | 1622 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1351 | 1584 | 1355 | 1141 | 1100 | 957 | 827 | 792 | 643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 9 | SW 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
43 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 |
12 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
260 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 1400 | 1400 | 1430 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 54 | 55 | 80 | 19 | 52 | 11 | 101 | 135 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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