Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
5
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
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
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
6
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
117
117
90
88
64
64
46
47
48
48
48
3009
3203
3241
3072
2765
46
31
32
61
55
73
54
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
10
S
10
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:19AM1.30m
9:00PM1.44m
9:57AM1.20m
10:49PM1.38m
12:02PM1.25m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.51m
2:22PM0.56m
3:41AM0.61m
3:59PM0.67m
5:38AM0.60m
6:04PM0.64m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
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
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
15
17
16
16
17
17
14
13
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
16
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
14
15
14
16
16
15
11
11
11
12
13
12
9
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