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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | |
68 | 68 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 41 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 116 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 2:49AM1.69m | 3:15PM1.60m | 3:22AM1.70m | 3:47PM1.62m | 3:54AM1.69m | 4:20PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.26m | 9:14PM0.36m | 9:38AM0.24m | 9:47PM0.35m | 10:09AM0.25m | 10:19PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1613 | 1387 | 1242 | 1050 | 921 | 798 | 657 | 646 | 587 | 718 | 811 | 785 | 689 | 624 | 603 | 494 | 450 | 442 | 376 | 363 | 506 | 675 | 1053 | 1006 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
68 | 68 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 41 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | S 10 | — | SSW 14 | — | SW 15 | E 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | 116 | — | 147 | 54 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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