Herolds Bay Surf Break

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (19 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
4
4
3
2
0
0
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2053
8
8
1520
1622
1504
1341
1098
952
934
802
919
774
669
532
408
83
84
82
79
193
382
40
41
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:19PM1.77m
6:33AM1.61m
7:08PM1.69m
7:22AM1.47m
8:00PM1.60m
8:18AM1.34m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.31m
12:46PM0.26m
1:26AM0.42m
1:33PM0.37m
2:24AM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
20
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
24
22
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
15
14
14
13
17
21
20
20
18
18
19
18
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
2053
1850
1547
1520
1622
1504
1341
1098
952
934
802
919
774
669
532
408
283
288
220
180
174
382
763
754
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
11
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
2
2
97
286
452
519
314
239
67
45
50
53
41
44
40
82
79
193
114
40
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.8
WSW
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
190
2
2
61
30
28
65
83
84
41
40
59
57
39
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
6
21
69
91
94
108
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
21
18
18
0
0
40
40
325
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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