Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2323 | 2053 | 1803 | 1648 | 101 | 84 | 96 | 94 | 60 | 936 | 874 | 859 | 1680 | 1326 | 1170 | 1044 | 885 | 626 | 616 | 421 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.64m | 4:18AM1.68m | 4:45PM1.67m | 4:50AM1.68m | 5:17PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.25m | 10:14PM0.36m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:47PM0.35m | 11:03AM0.21m | 11:20PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 2323 | 2053 | 1803 | 1648 | 1285 | 1043 | 925 | 850 | 902 | 936 | 874 | 859 | 1680 | 1326 | 1170 | 1044 | 885 | 626 | 616 | 421 | 24 | 31 | 904 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 6 | 101 | 84 | 96 | 94 | 60 | 163 | 292 | 462 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 56 | 57 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 159 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 21 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 55 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 32 | 72 | 311 | 670 | 840 | 1306 | 1228 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 296 | 302 | 302 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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