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Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
282 | 282 | 229 | 231 | 227 | 314 | 171 | 174 | 134 | 206 | 139 | 101 | 99 | 394 | 471 | 635 | 534 | 589 | 762 | 1035 | 1082 | 941 | 844 | 844 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.84m | 4:18AM1.96m | 4:47PM1.81m | 5:04AM1.86m | 5:34PM1.74m | 5:51AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.10m | 10:37AM0.03m | 10:52PM0.16m | 11:22AM0.12m | 11:42PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 |
282 | 282 | 229 | 231 | 227 | 404 | 392 | 392 | 451 | 398 | 685 | 658 | 711 | 394 | 471 | 523 | 534 | 335 | 286 | 205 | 202 | 163 | 161 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 12 |
321 | 316 | 45 | 47 | 384 | 314 | 171 | 174 | 134 | 206 | 139 | 101 | 99 | 437 | 341 | 291 | 310 | 75 | 71 | 118 | 113 | 108 | 103 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | S 17 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
38 | 49 | 110 | 100 | 43 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 24 | 44 | 54 | 73 | — | — | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 5 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 30 | 62 | 54 | — | 58 | 635 | 200 | 589 | 762 | 1035 | 1082 | 941 | 844 | 844 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 229 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 325 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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