Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3479 | 3839 | 3499 | 3142 | 2716 | 2147 | 1724 | 1484 | 1332 | 1516 | 1390 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 216 | 320 | 1001 | 1855 | 2998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.36m | 1:56AM1.50m | 2:29PM1.45m | 2:36AM1.57m | 3:06PM1.52m | 3:12AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.58m | 8:21AM0.43m | 8:29PM0.51m | 8:57AM0.36m | 9:06PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3479 | 3839 | 3499 | 3142 | 2716 | 2147 | 1724 | 1484 | 1332 | 1516 | 1390 | 1308 | 1288 | 1164 | 1067 | 1050 | 1266 | 1550 | 1801 | 2998 | — | 10064 | 9209 | 7428 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 93 | 97 | 57 | 37 | 35 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 216 | 320 | 1001 | 1855 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2624 | 3958 | 10760 | 14045 | 10402 | 8805 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 57 | 94 | 406 | 57 | 436 | 48 |
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