Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (06 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	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. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 5			Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	S 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	414	407	353	341	256	251	207	186	149	146	143	97	94	92	68	68	39	90	87	198	298	277	459	448
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	NW	NW	W	WNW	NW	NE	SSE	E	NE	N	NW	W	NW	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		6:59PM1.65m				7:08AM1.47m				7:42PM1.61m				7:59AM1.38m					8:35PM1.56m				9:05AM1.30m
Low Tide				1:12AM0.44m				1:17PM0.37m					2:01AM0.48m				2:04PM0.45m				3:04AM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—
	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	16	16	15	17	18	17	17	17	17	16	15	17	17	15	15	15	16	16	16	19	19
Feels °C	15	15	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	16	15	14	13	13	16	15	14	14	14	15	13	13	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	414	407	353	341	465	624	655	600	534	347	634	802	851	929	929	846	846	971	1147	1242	1242	1306	1191	1154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 13	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	79	140	134	181	256	251	207	186	149	257	143	95	94	92	68	68	39	38	38	198	298	277	459	448
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 8	WSW 8	WSW 10	SSW 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 11	—	ESE 10	—	E 10	S 24	S 23	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	120	32	26	85	31	5	1	1	1	146	—	97	—	8	11	11	37	90	87	38	38	24	24	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	211
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	8	7	8	7	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	7

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