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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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | |
9558 | 10045 | 9736 | 8659 | 7675 | 6259 | 5038 | 4168 | 3400 | 2981 | 1905 | 1380 | 1193 | 903 | 645 | 514 | 437 | 394 | 358 | 347 | 304 | 258 | 270 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.42m | 7:47AM1.34m | 8:49PM1.31m | 9:35AM1.21m | 10:49PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.44m | 1:33AM0.59m | 2:14PM0.59m | 3:21AM0.71m | 4:05PM0.66m | 5:28AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
9558 | 10045 | 9736 | 8659 | 7675 | 6259 | 5038 | 4168 | 3400 | 2981 | 1905 | 1380 | 1193 | 349 | 339 | 370 | 389 | 394 | 268 | 347 | 304 | 258 | 270 | 325 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 903 | 645 | 514 | 437 | 288 | 290 | 214 | 170 | 186 | 193 | 192 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 52 | 53 | 310 | 605 | 512 | 538 | — | — | — | — | 358 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 279 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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