Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 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  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 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 |
| kJ | 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 |
| kJ | 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 | — | — |
| kJ | 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 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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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