Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 199 | 133 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 174 | 580 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.70m | 2:22AM1.72m | 2:43PM1.88m | 2:59AM1.83m | 3:18PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.25m | 8:34AM0.14m | 8:59PM0.11m | 9:08AM0.04m | 9:33PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 199 | 195 | 133 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 88 | 253 | 242 | 202 | 239 | 286 | 320 | 392 | 1759 | 1738 | 1421 | 1363 | 1135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 243 | 56 | 101 | 121 | 96 | 94 | 158 | 88 | 90 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 580 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 41 | 49 | 48 | 109 | 103 | 73 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 174 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 199 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
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