Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (01 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (01 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 1							Thursday 2								Friday 3								Sat 4
	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)	1	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	60	936	835	859	1680	1326	1170	1269	885	703	536	407	414	365	525	121	168	375	549	773	918	875	1046	1426
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					4:45PM1.67m				4:50AM1.68m					5:17PM1.69m				5:21AM1.65m				5:49PM1.69m
Low Tide			10:33AM0.22m				10:47PM0.35m					11:03AM0.21m				11:20PM0.35m				11:33AM0.21m				11:54PM0.37m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	12	14	16	15	14	13	13	14	13	16	17	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	9	10	12	12	11	10	8	8	6	6	6	9	10	11	10	9	10	9	13	14	16	14	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 11	SW 11	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 12
kJ	902	936	835	859	1680	1326	1170	1269	885	703	536	407	414	599	525	255	544	479	549	773	918	875	1046	1426
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSE 9	SSE 11	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	60	163	292	462	15	15	14	24	25	38	23	23	15	365	319	293	168	375	244	293	287	277	244	204
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSE 6	E 9	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SSE 7	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 9	SSE 9	SE 11	S 19	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19
kJ	6	6	23	7	2	2	—	—	—	—	8	5	7	15	17	121	43	7	85	45	12	38	75	73
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 6	WSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	7	5	16	43	237	730	885	708	796	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Quissico Inhambane	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	2	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	19	19	19	0	21	21	19	296	296	1572	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Dias Beach				Outer Pool	Outer Pool	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3				3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Onrus Overberg		Outer Pool Garden Route	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	8	5	7	7	6	5	6	7	9	9	5	5	6	6	5	5

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