Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 198 | 711 | 484 | 766 | 129 | 127 | 144 | 94 | 512 | 2039 | 4607 | 7986 | 7249 | 5587 | 4209 | 3532 | 3273 | 2736 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.28m | 10:59AM1.11m | 11:34PM1.25m | 12:41PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.72m | 4:36AM0.74m | 4:44PM0.79m | 6:24AM0.71m | 6:38PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 961 | 887 | 711 | 528 | 766 | 995 | 1123 | 1236 | 94 | 1697 | 1971 | 4607 | 7986 | 7249 | 5587 | 4209 | 3532 | 3273 | 2736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 151 | 160 | 416 | 484 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 144 | 90 | 512 | 2039 | 1407 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 12 | SE 7 | — | S 23 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 213 | 198 | 212 | 186 | 120 | 14 | — | 10 | — | 94 | 93 | 68 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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