Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

18.3°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1164	80	138	101	192	204	204	235	253	248	161	202	185	203	85	187	169	75	76	81	54	80	98	0
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	S	W	NNW	WNW	SW	S	S	S	WSW	N	N	N	ENE	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide			5:09AM1.75m				5:25PM1.79m				5:54AM1.63m				6:13PM1.60m				6:49AM1.49m				7:13PM1.41m
Low Tide					11:12AM0.21m				11:42PM0.21m				12:00PM0.36m				00:31AM0.37m				1:01PM0.53m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	21	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	19	20	19	18	19	21	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	16	18	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	19	20	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11
kJ	1164	1408	1289	1585	1179	1163	1147	905	814	744	572	520	520	416	416	173	450	383	273	273	231	268	185	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 14
kJ	144	97	138	101	192	204	204	235	253	248	161	202	185	203	77	268	169	75	76	48	46	80	98	149
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 8	SW 8	SE 11	SSW 6	—	—	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 6	SSW 16	SW 15	ESE 10	SSW 12	SW 12	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 8	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	78	80	63	31	15	—	—	2	—	—	6	3	25	183	85	187	152	66	66	81	54	49	52	79
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	23	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	40	40	18	0	0	0	0	19	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	57	40	40	0	18
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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