Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 300 | 294 | 245 | 245 | 344 | 1235 | 1765 | 209 | 196 | 160 | 157 | 120 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.70m | 7:21AM1.44m | 7:50PM1.57m | 8:19AM1.30m | 9:00PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.40m | 1:23PM0.42m | 2:17AM0.51m | 2:22PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | |  |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 300 | 300 | 294 | 245 | 245 | 250 | 1235 | 1765 | 1956 | 1910 | 1672 | 2509 | 2703 | 3112 | 2740 | 2436 | 2013 | 1921 | 1854 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 233 | 228 | 224 | 162 | 159 | 344 | 250 | 209 | 209 | 196 | 160 | 157 | 120 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 51 | 97 | 125 | 188 | 147 | 90 | 88 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 4081 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 18 |
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