Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 27 | 313 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 50 | 1042 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:45PM1.80m | 5:03AM1.65m | 5:12PM1.67m | 5:31AM1.54m | 5:39PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.20m | 11:01AM0.31m | 11:21PM0.31m | 11:29AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 541 | 488 | 425 | 348 | 341 | 305 | 392 | 416 | 1144 | 1430 | 1474 | 1708 | 2140 | 1778 | 4070 | 3713 | 3099 | 2594 | 2140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 27 | 313 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 50 | 1042 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 570 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 57 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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