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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
18.5° 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 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
3436 | 2960 | 2493 | 2100 | 1839 | 1488 | 1208 | 943 | 862 | 2907 | 3353 | 3578 | 2487 | 2437 | 2103 | 1849 | 1642 | 1329 | 1181 | 874 | 723 | 714 | 722 | 639 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:26AM1.81m | 1:56PM1.65m | 2:09AM1.93m | 2:39PM1.76m | 2:51AM2.00m | 3:20PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.23m | 8:31AM0.05m | 8:37PM0.14m | 9:12AM-0.01m | 9:21PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
3436 | 2960 | 2493 | 2100 | 1839 | 1488 | 1208 | 943 | 862 | 2907 | 3353 | 3578 | 2487 | 2437 | 2103 | 1849 | 1642 | 1329 | 1181 | 874 | 723 | 714 | 722 | 639 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 96 | 103 | 407 | 819 | 130 | 133 | 76 | 496 | 471 | 382 | 396 | 1308 | 1238 | 1169 | 1006 | 905 | 710 | 537 | 486 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 32 | 50 | 31 | 68 | 167 | 169 | 103 | 230 | 236 | 287 | 344 | 458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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