Herolds Bay Surf Break

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.9° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
3
1
0
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.2
E
6
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.1
S
24
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
20
1.4
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
41
43
46
32
21
24
14
14
14
14
127
179
3
324
333
515
425
11
410
584
1497
2325
2642
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
SW
10
NNE
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:18AM1.34m
8:58PM1.51m
9:24AM1.24m
10:03PM1.43m
10:43AM1.20m
11:13PM1.40m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.49m
3:28AM0.60m
3:23PM0.60m
4:40AM0.63m
4:35PM0.66m
5:53AM0.62m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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>
5:28
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
19
19
19
19
19
19
22
24
23
22
20
17
16
16
18
20
19
17
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
22
23
19
18
19
19
18
17
21
23
23
21
19
17
17
17
19
19
18
16
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
10
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
752
754
924
1019
961
947
947
872
951
780
769
591
572
700
511
531
376
544
1236
399
1228
1591
1476
1764
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.2
E
6
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
20
1.4
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
40
41
43
46
32
21
24
14
14
14
14
127
179
3
324
333
515
425
8
410
584
1497
2325
2642
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
24
0.4
SSW
22
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
40
39
39
26
17
17
17
10
6
6
2
14
2
2
5
6
1
8
11
181
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
2.4
SW
10
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
2
1243
2307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
18
18
18
18
0
0
19
0
0
0
18
21
19
21
25
19
18
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
5
4
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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