Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.3° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
5
5
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
E
9
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
65
47
47
48
48
2550
2808
3203
3241
3072
2803
47
33
27
93
56
56
52
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:00PM1.44m
9:57AM1.20m
10:49PM1.38m
12:02PM1.25m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.56m
3:41AM0.61m
3:59PM0.67m
5:38AM0.60m
6:04PM0.64m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
17
16
15
17
17
14
13
14
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
10
11
12
14
13
15
15
15
11
11
11
13
15
11
9
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