Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (12 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jun)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (12 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).
	Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sunday 14
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	36	23	24	14	14	6	6	8	8	8	2805	3302	3178	3151	2705	2532	2499	1929	1731	1498	1332	1200	1077	923
Wind (km/h)	NNW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WSW	WNW	NNW	NE	ESE	E	E	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	S	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	00:51AM1.71m				1:30PM1.54m				1:46AM1.81m					2:22PM1.65m				2:37AM1.88m				3:10PM1.75m
Low Tide			7:19AM0.27m				7:27PM0.34m					8:11AM0.16m				8:22PM0.25m				9:00AM0.08m				9:14PM0.18m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	15	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	16	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	12	11	10	9	9	10	11	10	10	11	12	14	11	11	12	12	12	11	9	14	15	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	SW 10	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	804	23	24	14	14	6	6	8	1275	1457	2805	3302	3178	3151	2705	2532	2499	1929	1731	1498	1332	1200	1077	923
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	—	—	E 12	E 12	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6
kJ	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	8	9	2	—	—	11	25	28	14	14	10	10	18	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 11	—	—	—	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	—	3	—	—	—	25	23	21	21	36	19	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—
kJ	—	1112	2040	3471	3761	2983	2035	1578	—	—	—	—	—	10	66	64	77	—	—	—	—	—	7	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Cemetery Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Dias Beach Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	6	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	18	25	482	350	360	359	23	18	19	18	0	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef					Inner Pool	Inner Pool	Brak River	Dias Beach	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	2					4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	6	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papara Beach French Polynesia	Papara Beach French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Point de Pecheurs (Sapunis) French Polynesia	Temae French Polynesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Anse de Cabestan France	Mpame South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	8	9	6	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9

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