Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (03 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (03 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s

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 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 3					Saturday 4								Sunday 5								Mon 6
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	553	716	821	908	984	1366	1434	1430	1230	1056	893	795	734	647	578	527	518	518	449	407	353	341	256	251
Wind (km/h)	NNW	W	SSW	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	E	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NW	SE	SSE	NE	ESE	N	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				5:49PM1.69m				5:53AM1.61m				6:22PM1.68m				6:28AM1.55m				6:59PM1.65m				7:08AM1.47m
Low Tide		11:33AM0.21m				11:54PM0.37m				12:04PM0.24m				00:31AM0.40m				12:38PM0.30m				1:12AM0.44m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	19	20	18	17	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	12	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	14	17	15	13	13	12	11	12	16	18	16	14	15	14	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	553	716	821	908	984	1366	1434	1430	1230	1056	893	795	734	647	578	527	518	518	449	407	353	341	634	736
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	365	309	406	319	277	256	217	208	192	141	156	78	84	129	135	123	120	101	81	140	134	252	256	251
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 10	SSW 18	S 8
kJ	85	45	12	38	75	73	127	124	120	151	175	59	150	146	148	171	197	147	144	44	44	96	31	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	5	5	5	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	7

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