Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (06 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 6							Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	1	0	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	256	251	207	186	149	146	143	123	94	92	68	68	39	90	87	218	298	367	459	448	708	659	674	8
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	ENE	ESE	E	N	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SSE	SE	NE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide						7:42PM1.61m				7:59AM1.38m					8:35PM1.56m				9:05AM1.30m				9:45PM1.51m
Low Tide				1:17PM0.37m					2:01AM0.48m				2:04PM0.45m				3:04AM0.52m				3:07PM0.54m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	18	16	16	17	16	15	15	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	16	18	20	18	15	14	13
Feels °C	13	13	14	16	15	16	15	14	13	13	18	16	14	15	14	15	14	13	15	17	16	13	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16
kJ	465	624	655	600	534	347	634	814	851	854	929	846	846	971	1127	1242	1242	1306	1266	1136	1136	1323	1559	3001
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 13	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9
kJ	256	251	207	186	149	257	143	95	94	92	68	68	39	38	38	218	298	367	459	448	708	659	674	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 11	—	ESE 10	—	E 10	S 24	S 23	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 10
kJ	31	5	1	1	1	146	—	123	—	8	11	11	37	90	87	38	38	24	24	18	9	18	8	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	229	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	19	57
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7	5	7	9	9	9

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