
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
218 | 214 | 214 | 209 | 196 | 243 | 211 | 280 | 268 | 281 | 300 | 289 | 243 | 206 | 203 | 207 | 176 | 171 | 807 | 113 | 88 | 90 | 68 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.74m | 3:23AM1.86m | 3:52PM1.86m | 4:07AM1.89m | 4:35PM1.93m | 4:49AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.20m | 9:42AM0.05m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:24AM0.01m | 10:47PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
214 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 173 | 243 | 211 | 280 | 268 | 281 | 300 | 289 | 243 | 206 | 203 | 207 | 176 | 171 | 579 | 584 | 1753 | 2834 | 2756 | 2557 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
218 | 214 | 214 | 209 | 196 | 122 | 133 | 80 | 80 | 59 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 36 | 259 | 807 | 1057 | 488 | 90 | 68 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — |
12 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 122 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 21 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 72 | 316 | 139 | 113 | 88 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 55 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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