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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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | |
54 | 53 | 61 | 9 | 15 | 173 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 848 | 2335 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:47PM1.35m | 1:00AM1.57m | 1:31PM1.42m | 1:39AM1.62m | 2:08PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.49m | 6:44PM0.54m | 7:29AM0.41m | 7:28PM0.48m | 8:04AM0.35m | 8:06PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
1228 | 865 | 688 | 593 | 695 | 565 | 546 | 1290 | 1220 | 1179 | 1086 | 2335 | 4859 | 4968 | 4745 | 3811 | 3427 | 3808 | 4531 | 5268 | 5201 | 5268 | 4650 | 4201 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | 24 | 14 | 49 | 15 | 173 | 353 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 848 | 954 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
54 | 53 | 61 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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