Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 25 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (25 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	3	4	4	3	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	60	43	1567	1859	77	65	67	67	68	67	269	337	411	400	389	23	17	341	561	2518	3643	3903	4698	4486
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NNW	ESE	SE	ESE	E	NE	NE	N	N	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE	W	W	W	W	W	SW	SSW	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:56AM1.30m				1:42PM1.27m				1:49AM1.41m					2:23PM1.40m				2:29AM1.51m				2:57PM1.52m
Low Tide			7:33AM0.61m				7:44PM0.66m					8:16AM0.50m				8:26PM0.55m				8:50AM0.38m				9:00PM0.44m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	1
Temp °C	14	13	13	15	16	14	14	14	15	15	16	19	21	19	18	16	15	14	14	15	17	15	15	15
Feels °C	13	12	11	14	14	12	12	13	14	13	13	17	19	17	17	13	12	12	12	13	15	13	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	2250	1697	1567	1859	1915	1857	1771	1661	1522	1344	1129	945	765	710	537	966	1044	956	1118	2518	3643	3903	4698	4486
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	—
kJ	60	43	33	77	77	65	67	67	68	67	269	337	411	400	389	23	17	341	561	74	7	11	10	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 11	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	E 8	—	—
kJ	—	29	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	38	38	38	82	18	—	16	8	8	—	10	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	SW 5	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	11	51	—	—	—	154	237
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	2	3	4	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	19	38	97	40
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5

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