
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1955 | 2643 | 2372 | 2285 | 2200 | 1871 | 1728 | 1468 | 1564 | 1814 | 1402 | 1310 | 1237 | 1024 | 961 | 898 | 898 | 810 | 707 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20PM2.04m | 4:35AM1.85m | 4:49PM1.97m | 5:03AM1.77m | 5:17PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.02m | 10:37AM0.05m | 11:01PM0.09m | 11:04AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
1955 | 2643 | 2372 | 2285 | 2200 | 1871 | 1320 | 1185 | 1157 | 1292 | 1402 | 1310 | 1237 | 1024 | 961 | 898 | 898 | 810 | 707 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
362 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1626 | 1468 | 1095 | 857 | 743 | 642 | 501 | 486 | 411 | 347 | 330 | 309 | 427 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 12 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 303 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — |
657 | 881 | 1272 | 1318 | 1261 | 1406 | 1728 | — | 1564 | 1814 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 97 | 325 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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