Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (04 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (04 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 4								Sunday 5								Monday 6
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1366	1434	1430	1230	1056	893	795	734	647	647	527	518	456	414	407	353	341	256	251	207	186	149	146	128
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSE	E	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	S	S	NE	NE	WNW	NW	NNW	ENE	E	ESE	NE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			5:53AM1.61m				6:22PM1.68m				6:28AM1.55m				6:59PM1.65m				7:08AM1.47m				7:42PM1.61m
Low Tide	11:54PM0.37m				12:04PM0.24m				00:31AM0.40m				12:38PM0.30m				1:12AM0.44m				1:17PM0.37m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	19	19	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	12	11	10	14	16	15	13	13	12	11	11	16	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1366	1434	1430	1230	1056	893	795	734	647	647	527	518	456	414	407	353	341	520	736	655	622	600	503	892
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	WSW 11	ESE 11
kJ	256	196	188	173	141	138	91	84	132	138	120	120	81	79	140	134	210	256	251	207	186	149	238	128
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	WSW 8	SW 10	WSW 9	SSW 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 11	—
kJ	73	127	124	120	151	175	173	150	146	148	171	197	149	120	44	47	54	30	5	1	1	1	146	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	8	7

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