
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s 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 (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
718 | 750 | 473 | 386 | 367 | 421 | 430 | 484 | 509 | 439 | 463 | 537 | 573 | 733 | 480 | 348 | 700 | 799 | 645 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:54PM2.06m | 4:11AM1.89m | 4:25PM2.05m | 4:44AM1.84m | 4:58PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM-0.03m | 10:12AM0.01m | 10:39PM-0.01m | 10:44AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
718 | 750 | 473 | 386 | 367 | 421 | 430 | 484 | 509 | 439 | 463 | 537 | 573 | 733 | 480 | 348 | 212 | 218 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
382 | 387 | 404 | 262 | 290 | 290 | 202 | 161 | 128 | 187 | 248 | 172 | 144 | 112 | 110 | 218 | 6 | 253 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 12 | — | — |
5 | — | 155 | 246 | 118 | 59 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 109 | 43 | 54 | 100 | — | 142 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 38 | 80 | 104 | 66 | 231 | 700 | 799 | 645 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 229 | 229 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 40 | 40 |
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