Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 237 | 198 | 237 | 225 | 207 | 245 | 329 | 384 | 471 | 532 | 595 | 699 | 607 | 766 | 612 | 350 | 310 | 277 | 372 | 246 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.37m | 6:55AM1.22m | 7:11PM1.21m | 8:00AM1.07m | 9:29PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.56m | 00:50AM0.63m | 12:54PM0.73m | 1:42AM0.78m | 2:09PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1216 | 1064 | 902 | 808 | 743 | 756 | 683 | 660 | 626 | 553 | 615 | 757 | 746 | 659 | 507 | 427 | 350 | 310 | 277 | 277 | 1174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 56 | 37 | 54 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 169 | — | — | 12 | 31 | 629 | 528 | 511 | 503 | 344 | 283 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 67 | 102 | — | 214 | 372 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 269 | 237 | 198 | 237 | 225 | 207 | 245 | 329 | 384 | 471 | 532 | 595 | 699 | 607 | 766 | 612 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 459 | 3526 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 358 | 361 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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