Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 25 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 193 | 382 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 127 | 179 | 3 | 348 | 333 | 602 | 425 | 12 | 94 | 506 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.34m | 8:58PM1.51m | 9:24AM1.24m | 10:03PM1.43m | 10:43AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.52m | 2:23PM0.49m | 3:28AM0.60m | 3:23PM0.60m | 4:40AM0.63m | 4:35PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 174 | 382 | 667 | 754 | 852 | 1019 | 961 | 947 | 947 | 872 | 951 | 780 | 769 | 591 | 572 | 700 | 511 | 580 | 420 | 553 | 1049 | 1162 | 1036 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 79 | 193 | 140 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 127 | 179 | 3 | 348 | 333 | 602 | 425 | 8 | 94 | 506 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 25 | E 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
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