Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | ESE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2265 | 3981 | 4317 | 3662 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 991 | 13 | 726 | 713 | 713 | 167 | 713 | 698 | 56 | 92 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.18m | 8:19PM1.22m | 9:26AM1.05m | 10:51PM1.12m | 12:37PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.67m | 1:45PM0.73m | 2:56AM0.80m | 3:17PM0.87m | 6:08AM0.81m | 6:42PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
1284 | 2265 | 3981 | 4317 | 3662 | 2964 | 2460 | 1920 | 1522 | 1321 | 1138 | 1012 | 991 | 785 | 726 | 713 | 713 | 645 | 713 | 698 | 828 | 781 | 648 | 756 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | E 8 |
16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 396 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 20 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 56 | 92 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 279 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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