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Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 226 | 205 | 128 | 91 | 119 | 146 | 165 | 92 | 45 | 26 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.62m | 2:08PM1.50m | 2:15AM1.66m | 2:42PM1.56m | 2:49AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.48m | 8:04AM0.35m | 8:06PM0.44m | 8:36AM0.30m | 8:41PM0.39m | 9:07AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
4859 | 4968 | 4745 | 3811 | 3470 | 4039 | 4957 | 5464 | 5605 | 5605 | 5025 | 4353 | 3762 | 3372 | 2873 | 2541 | 2171 | 1868 | 1661 | 1408 | 1387 | 1164 | 981 | 851 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 168 | 149 | 128 | — | — | 146 | 127 | 66 | 45 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 226 | 205 | — | 91 | 119 | — | 165 | 92 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 284 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 40 |
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