Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 814 | 1863 | 1924 | 269 | 144 | 30 | 39 | 64 | 66 | 128 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.27m | 6:46PM1.23m | 7:45AM1.15m | 8:12PM1.11m | 10:35AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.72m | 1:15AM0.71m | 1:55PM0.85m | 3:11AM0.79m | 4:57PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 800 | 786 | 840 | 1408 | 1583 | 1619 | 1415 | 1347 | 1369 | 1598 | 1688 | 1863 | 6 | 1387 | 1857 | 1703 | 1439 | 1298 | 977 | 805 | 734 | 990 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 25 | 30 | 39 | 64 | 66 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 14 | 20 | 7 | — | 32 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 814 | 129 | 1924 | 269 | 144 | — | 22 | 52 | 63 | 128 | 130 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 58 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 371 | 237 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 95 | 25 | 18 | 18 |
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