Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (17 Jun):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	-	-
Afternoon (17 Jun)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (17 Jun)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

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. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 17			Thursday 18								Friday 19								Sat 20
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	2	3	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	2	4	4	4	3	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1280	1627	1949	1772	3222	1447	2997	2274	2053	8	8	2	1497	1383	1281	1098	908	934	816	919	774	633	136	106
Wind (km/h)	SE	NNE	W	WNW	NNW	W	W	SSW	SSW	NW	NW	W	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:31PM1.82m				5:46AM1.74m				6:19PM1.77m				6:33AM1.61m				7:08PM1.69m				7:22AM1.47m
Low Tide				11:43PM0.22m				12:02PM0.16m				00:34AM0.31m				12:46PM0.26m				1:26AM0.42m				1:33PM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—
	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	16	17	16	15	16	15	15	15	20	22
Feels °C	14	13	14	14	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	15	13	13	12	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	1280	1627	1949	1772	3222	1056	2997	2274	2053	1850	1547	1401	1497	1383	1281	1098	908	934	816	919	774	633	361	288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SSW 18	ESE 7	SSW 16	ESE 7	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 9	ESE 6
kJ	4	33	23	781	18	1447	9	—	—	8	8	2	2	97	290	366	439	314	239	74	64	58	136	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 19	E 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	WSW 12	—	—	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 6	SSE 9
kJ	—	37	4	12	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	190	—	—	2	2	61	30	55	106
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—
kJ	33	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	23	76	94	98	148	116	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1
Distance (km)	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	23	18	18	18	40	40	40	325	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	9	5	4	5	4	4	4	5

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