Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (19 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 19							Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	0	1	3	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	E 8	SSW 15	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	446	273	253	257	229	443	161	1626	140	119	119	119	90	90	66	66	47	47	94	91	149	176	247
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	SSE	SSE	E	NE	W	NNW	N	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		8:00AM1.07m					9:29PM1.07m					12:12PM1.09m				00:25AM1.17m				1:06PM1.26m
Low Tide					2:09PM0.88m					5:09AM0.85m				6:25PM0.85m				6:51AM0.70m				7:16PM0.69m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	17	18	16	16	15	15	16	16	18	19	17	17	16	16	16	16	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	13	13	15	16	15	16	15	14	15	16	17	18	16	17	16	16	16	16	18	17	17	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 7
kJ	310	273	253	257	229	197	1190	1626	1824	1547	1474	1144	969	802	790	633	546	423	416	361	272	268	247
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12
kJ	619	590	511	503	344	283	161	134	140	119	119	119	90	90	66	66	47	47	—	91	86	125	263
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 16	SSW 16	—	SW 14	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 15
kJ	12	67	102	—	214	443	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	12	11	—	—	—	—	123
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	—
kJ	446	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	94	72	149	176	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	3	3	1	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	21	25	40	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	40	279	40	40	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3		2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	7	6	8	9

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