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Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 21 May 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 17 | 486 | 487 | 16 | 7 | 4876 | 5851 | 6071 | 6022 | 5821 | 5772 | 5651 | 5445 | 4723 | 4164 | 3452 | 2830 | 2417 | 2221 | 1891 | 1700 | 1390 | 1345 | 1217 | 1045 | 952 | 237 | 330 | 112 | 76 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 27 | 26 | 326 | 469 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 53 | 33 | 29 | 2065 | 2313 | 2173 | 1955 | 1735 | 1588 | 1520 | 1384 | 1256 | 1098 | 1098 | 952 | 850 | 802 | 789 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:27AM 1.29 | 11:09PM 1.53 | 11:45AM 1.38 | 12:11AM 1.67 | 12:45PM 1.50 | 1:03AM 1.81 | 1:37PM 1.62 | 1:51AM 1.91 | 2:24PM 1.72 | 2:37AM 1.97 | 3:08PM 1.79 | 3:22AM 1.97 | 3:52PM 1.81 | 4:07AM 1.92 | 4:36PM 1.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:34PM 0.53 | 5:38AM 0.48 | 5:43PM 0.45 | 6:38AM 0.33 | 6:42PM 0.35 | 7:29AM 0.18 | 7:34PM 0.25 | 8:16AM 0.08 | 8:23PM 0.17 | 9:00AM 0.02 | 9:10PM 0.13 | 9:43AM 0.02 | 9:56PM 0.14 | 10:26AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - |
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| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
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