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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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
37 | 36 | 116 | 43 | 45 | 58 | 41 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 1023 | 601 | 526 | 514 | 866 | 1677 | 1118 | 1942 | 2365 | 2714 | 2980 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.62m | 4:27AM1.66m | 4:53PM1.60m | 4:59AM1.62m | 5:27PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.25m | 10:19PM0.36m | 10:41AM0.27m | 10:53PM0.40m | 11:13AM0.30m | 11:28PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
396 | 383 | 363 | 492 | 544 | 606 | 418 | 634 | 678 | 515 | 389 | 292 | 478 | 781 | 170 | 192 | 221 | 796 | 862 | 673 | 680 | 488 | 428 | 428 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | W 11 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
37 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 45 | 58 | 264 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 120 | 303 | 514 | 332 | 9 | 871 | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 12 | — | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 116 | 10 | 8 | — | 41 | 15 | 28 | — | 4 | 21 | 21 | — | 21 | 170 | 141 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 7 | 8 | — | 1023 | 601 | 526 | 309 | 866 | 1677 | 1118 | 1942 | 2365 | 2714 | 2980 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 421 | 421 | 423 | 647 | 40 | 423 | 458 |
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