Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.5° C

Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	7	9	8	6	4	3	5	4	4	1	4	4	2	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	131	129	127	96	94	512	2039	4607	7986	7249	5884	4454	3348	3273	2736	2151	57	1567	1543	1699	1673	1572	79
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WSW	NNW	NE	SE	ESE	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NNE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			10:59AM1.11m					11:34PM1.25m				12:41PM1.16m				00:56AM1.30m				1:42PM1.27m
Low Tide	4:36AM0.74m				4:44PM0.79m					6:24AM0.71m				6:38PM0.76m				7:33AM0.61m				7:44PM0.66m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	18	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	15	16
Feels °C	11	10	15	9	10	9	11	11	11	12	12	14	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12
kJ	857	978	1083	96	94	1672	1920	4607	7986	7249	5884	4454	3348	3273	2736	2151	1697	1567	1543	1699	1673	1572	1388
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 8	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 7	SE 11	SE 11	SE 9	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	131	129	127	6	90	512	2039	1806	54	53	52	50	75	31	58	109	57	43	33	96	80	80	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	—	SSE 7	S 23	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	—	—	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	SE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	39	—	5	10	—	94	93	68	—	—	53	49	48	—	—	—	29	27	35	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ESE 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	1452	1933	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	11	13
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	4	3	5	7	9	8	6	4	5	5	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	21	57	25	0	0	0	0	0	23	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	18	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	7	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5

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