Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 25s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1208 | 830 | 717 | 859 | 936 | 1348 | 1692 | 1929 | 2222 | 1926 | 1981 | 1702 | 1735 | 1892 | 1586 | 2117 | 2133 | 2417 | 662 | 631 | 1095 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.81m | 3:15AM1.85m | 3:40PM1.94m | 3:54AM1.90m | 4:16PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.14m | 9:12PM0.16m | 9:29AM0.03m | 9:53PM0.06m | 10:05AM-0.03m | 10:30PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 23 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1208 | 830 | 669 | 475 | 393 | 1348 | 713 | 583 | 2222 | 1926 | 1981 | 1702 | 1735 | 1175 | 993 | 918 | 828 | 741 | 1952 | 631 | 662 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 26 | SSW 26 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 14 | 65 | 306 | 743 | 302 | 1692 | 1929 | 226 | 186 | 110 | 87 | 53 | 1526 | 1533 | 2117 | 2133 | 2417 | 2 | 1588 | 1286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | S 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 251 | 251 | 28 | — | 10 | 17 | 17 | 622 | 1317 | 813 | 628 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 530 | 569 | 717 | 859 | 936 | 857 | — | — | 547 | 744 | 1493 | 1486 | 1406 | 1892 | 1586 | 1361 | — | — | 662 | — | 1095 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 325 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 57 | 54 |
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