Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 48 | 157 | 154 | 405 | 703 | 2184 | 2403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.85m | 6:12AM1.61m | 6:32PM1.70m | 6:53AM1.45m | 7:20PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.23m | 12:13PM0.28m | 00:50AM0.38m | 12:55PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2243 | 2694 | 3195 | 3091 | 2923 | 2644 | 2310 | 2032 | 1876 | 1632 | 1607 | 1387 | 1185 | 748 | 609 | 486 | 367 | 216 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 48 | 157 | 154 | 184 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 57 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 405 | 703 | 2184 | 2403 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 647 | 423 |
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