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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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | |
259 | 174 | 134 | 156 | 139 | 101 | 77 | 314 | 365 | 335 | 444 | 765 | 1030 | 1267 | 1081 | 919 | 778 | 627 | 532 | 723 | 1006 | 1134 | 1032 | 1295 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.81m | 5:04AM1.86m | 5:34PM1.74m | 5:51AM1.71m | 6:25PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.03m | 10:52PM0.16m | 11:22AM0.12m | 11:42PM0.26m | 12:09PM0.24m | 00:38AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 |
392 | 392 | 444 | 398 | 685 | 658 | 651 | 314 | 365 | 335 | 310 | 330 | 286 | 239 | 202 | 199 | 161 | 124 | 532 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 84 | 891 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 14 |
259 | 174 | 134 | 156 | 139 | 101 | 28 | 437 | 341 | 335 | 54 | 75 | 71 | 118 | 111 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 127 | 57 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 16 | — | S 17 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | — | SW 11 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 147 | — | 6 | 70 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 80 | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 92 | 16 | 8 | 85 | — | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | 14 | 54 | 96 | 77 | 52 | 46 | 48 | 444 | 765 | 1030 | 1267 | 1081 | 919 | 778 | 627 | — | 723 | 1006 | 1134 | 1032 | 1295 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 304 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 325 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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