Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (18 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jun)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Afternoon (18 Jun)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (18 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 18							Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sun 21
	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)	5	4	4	2	3	0	0	4	4	3	1	0	0	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	3222	1447	2997	2445	2053	8	8	1520	1622	1504	1398	1098	952	934	802	919	774	633	591	469	110	86	82	80
Wind (km/h)	NNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	NW	NW	SW	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide						6:19PM1.77m				6:33AM1.61m				7:08PM1.69m				7:22AM1.47m				8:00PM1.60m
Low Tide				12:02PM0.16m				00:34AM0.31m				12:46PM0.26m				1:26AM0.42m				1:33PM0.37m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	16	17	16	15	16	15	15	15	20	22	22	21	21	22
Feels °C	13	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	13	13	12	18	20	21	19	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	3222	1056	2997	2445	2053	1850	1547	1520	1622	1504	1398	1098	952	934	802	919	774	633	591	469	283	288	187	180
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 9	ESE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	18	1447	9	—	—	8	8	2	2	97	286	452	519	314	239	67	64	53	53	55	110	43	82	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	WSW 12	—	—	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 9	SW 16	ESE 6	SSE 9	ESE 6	ESE 7
kJ	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	190	—	—	2	2	61	30	133	65	45	86	43	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	59	91	95	125	98	—	—	—	66	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	19	21	21	18	18	0	0	40	40	228	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Groenvlei	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	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	4	9

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