Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	9	8	6	4	3	5	4	1	1	4	4	3	0	0	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	3	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 8	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	8362	7597	5168	4003	3348	3273	2655	73	43	1567	1725	1830	79	67	1474	1450	68	269	337	411	400	487	24
Wind (km/h)	WNW	N	NE	SE	ESE	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	ESE	SE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	SE	ESE	NNE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide				12:41PM1.16m				00:56AM1.30m				1:42PM1.27m				1:49AM1.41m					2:23PM1.40m
Low Tide		6:24AM0.71m				6:38PM0.76m				7:33AM0.61m				7:44PM0.66m					8:16AM0.50m				8:26PM0.55m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	14	14	15	15	16	16	20	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	11	11	13	14	12	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	12	12	14	14	14	13	18	20	19	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13
kJ	8362	7597	5168	4003	3348	3273	2655	2250	1697	1567	1725	1830	1857	1771	1474	1450	1344	1129	945	710	644	437	966
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ESE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10
kJ	67	53	151	117	96	31	42	73	43	43	77	77	79	67	88	68	68	269	337	411	400	487	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	—	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 4
kJ	54	66	50	49	31	—	58	45	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	39	39	25	25	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	7	5	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	4	5	5	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	23	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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