Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 308 | 248 | 198 | 235 | 153 | 187 | 198 | 84 | 106 | 160 | 160 | 188 | 177 | 128 | 325 | 319 | 365 | 365 | 393 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.81m | 6:46AM1.55m | 7:14PM1.69m | 7:26AM1.41m | 7:55PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.16m | 00:51AM0.32m | 12:51PM0.29m | 1:31AM0.44m | 1:27PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 373 | 308 | 251 | 300 | 263 | 252 | 190 | 190 | 614 | 205 | 160 | 160 | 1085 | 906 | 800 | 651 | 595 | 513 | 246 | 355 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 157 | 196 | 248 | 198 | 235 | 230 | 256 | 244 | 84 | 106 | 33 | 32 | 188 | 177 | 128 | 325 | 319 | 365 | 365 | 393 | 308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 17 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 131 | 123 | 234 | 153 | 187 | 198 | 78 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 99 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 157 | 74 | 202 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 290 | 958 | 1102 | 1472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 38 | 311 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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