Herolds Bay Surf Break

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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)
5
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
0.5
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
4.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3479
3839
3499
3142
2716
2147
1724
1484
1332
1516
1390
30
45
45
45
216
320
1001
1855
2998
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
0
NW
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM1.36m
1:56AM1.50m
2:29PM1.45m
2:36AM1.57m
3:06PM1.52m
3:12AM1.62m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.58m
8:21AM0.43m
8:29PM0.51m
8:57AM0.36m
9:06PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
3
1
Temp °C
21
20
17
19
20
24
23
19
20
19
16
15
15
16
18
18
22
23
21
17
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
21
20
17
20
20
20
20
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
16
18
17
15
11
7
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
Energy kJ
3479
3839
3499
3142
2716
2147
1724
1484
1332
1516
1390
1308
1288
1164
1067
1050
1266
1550
1801
2998
10064
9209
7428
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
Energy kJ
83
93
97
57
37
35
51
44
44
31
31
30
18
17
17
216
320
1001
1855
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
24
25
26
11
11
45
45
45
17
10
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
6
2624
3958
10760
14045
10402
8805
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
9
8
7
Distance (km)
0
40
40
0
0
23
0
0
21
21
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
57
94
406
57
436
48
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
9
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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