Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (04 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (04 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	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 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 4					Sunday 5								Monday 6								Tue 7
	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)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1230	1056	893	795	734	647	578	527	527	456	414	407	353	341	256	251	207	186	183	146	128	95	94	92
Wind (km/h)	NNW	ESE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	S	SSE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	NNE	NW	NW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide				6:22PM1.68m				6:28AM1.55m				6:59PM1.65m				7:08AM1.47m				7:42PM1.61m				7:59AM1.38m
Low Tide		12:04PM0.24m				00:31AM0.40m				12:38PM0.30m				1:12AM0.44m				1:17PM0.37m					2:01AM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	19	19	17	17	17	16	15	15	17	18	17	16	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	17	15	13	13	11	11	12	16	16	15	14	15	14	13	13	15	16	16	14	15	15	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1230	1056	893	795	734	647	578	527	527	456	414	407	353	341	520	736	666	563	488	258	710	753	812	860
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	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
kJ	147	144	138	80	84	132	135	120	118	81	79	140	134	178	256	251	207	186	183	336	128	95	94	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 11	S 8	—	E 7	—
kJ	120	151	175	173	150	146	148	171	197	149	144	45	48	96	30	5	1	1	1	146	1	—	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	5

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