Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (16 Jun):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (16 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 16			Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	2	4	0	0	0	0	4	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 20	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	292	659	666	658	651	218	482	1018	1280	1627	1949	1772	3222	1447	2997	2412	2212	8	8	2	30	1289	1301	1000
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	N	SE	ESE	ESE	NE	NNE	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:44PM1.83m				5:00AM1.84m					5:31PM1.82m				5:46AM1.74m				6:19PM1.77m				6:33AM1.61m
Low Tide			10:54PM0.16m					11:17AM0.08m				11:43PM0.22m				12:02PM0.16m				00:34AM0.31m				12:46PM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—
	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	16
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	14	13	14	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	16	15	16	15	13	14	14	12	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	292	659	666	658	651	521	265	1018	1280	1627	1949	1772	3222	1154	2997	2412	2212	1850	1547	1288	1269	1289	1301	1000
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 7	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 18	ESE 7	SSW 16	ESE 7	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 20	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	229	45	67	52	53	218	482	29	4	17	23	781	18	1447	9	—	—	8	8	2	30	61	227	362
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—
kJ	28	22	21	21	12	37	27	10	4	4	4	18	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 8	—	SE 7	ESE 4	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 4	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	67	—	55	11	38	33	42	5	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds 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	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	40	40	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	18	18	18	18	0	40	323
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	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	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Boneyards 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	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	4	6	5	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	4

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