Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 9 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1040 | 951 | 916 | 853 | 749 | 653 | 551 | 584 | 524 | 466 | 410 | 351 | 235 | 191 | 149 | 112 | 110 | 80 | 523 | 131 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.86m | 5:31AM1.66m | 5:43PM1.71m | 5:57AM1.52m | 6:09PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.14m | 11:27PM0.20m | 11:30AM0.27m | 11:53PM0.33m | 11:56AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1040 | 951 | 916 | 853 | 749 | 653 | 551 | 584 | 524 | 466 | 410 | 351 | 348 | 191 | 149 | 1273 | 687 | 612 | 523 | 767 | 1162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 370 | 347 | 282 | 273 | 195 | 224 | 254 | 209 | 165 | 145 | 202 | 240 | 235 | 3 | 3 | 112 | 799 | 776 | 790 | 215 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | S 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 51 | 93 | 204 | 343 | 496 | — | — | 2 | 110 | 80 | 78 | 131 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1833 | 2111 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 25 | 229 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 38 | 40 | 40 |
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