Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
0.5
S
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1016
1139
1058
1060
928
771
746
647
636
527
518
464
339
566
702
1550
52
30
31
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
ESE
0
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
5
S
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM1.78m
2:41AM1.74m
2:56PM1.92m
3:10AM1.83m
3:24PM2.01m
Low Tide
8:40PM0.21m
8:45AM0.13m
9:08PM0.08m
9:12AM0.05m
9:37PM-0.00m
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Temp °C
18
17
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18
21
18
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16
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17
Feels °C
17
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22
18
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18
18
19
18
18
15
17
16
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