Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3PM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1520 | 2117 | 2133 | 2417 | 2138 | 699 | 463 | 516 | 554 | 484 | 421 | 318 | 263 | 215 | 173 | 144 | 140 | 143 | 113 | 140 | 205 | 88 | 253 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16PM2.02m | 4:30AM1.89m | 4:51PM2.03m | 5:04AM1.84m | 5:24PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM-0.03m | 10:30PM0.03m | 10:38AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1015 | 826 | 692 | 2417 | 542 | 542 | 463 | 516 | 554 | 484 | 421 | 318 | 263 | 215 | 677 | 144 | 140 | 355 | 355 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 8 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1551 | 2117 | 2133 | 600 | 2138 | 1697 | 1286 | 1115 | 989 | 864 | 864 | 683 | 535 | 535 | 173 | 398 | 355 | 143 | 113 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1317 | 917 | 701 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | 9 | 11 | 110 | 69 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1520 | 1112 | 929 | 794 | 726 | 699 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 205 | 49 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 279 | 40 | 18 | 0 |
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