Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Evening (01 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 1							Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	589	547	566	637	651	559	547	547	547	547	477	466	417	358	1002	937	843	731	655	643	643	551	541
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NE	ESE	E	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	SE	E	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide						5:23PM1.86m				5:30AM1.73m				5:53PM1.84m				6:02AM1.66m				6:25PM1.79m
Low Tide				11:08AM0.09m				11:31PM0.21m				11:36AM0.13m				00:03AM0.24m				12:07PM0.19m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	19	20	19	19	20	19	19	18	22	23	21	21	21	21	20	19	22	22	20	21	22
Feels °C	13	13	17	18	17	18	18	16	15	14	20	21	19	19	19	18	18	16	20	20	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	589	547	566	637	651	559	547	547	547	547	477	466	417	358	1002	937	843	731	655	643	643	551	541
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	132	125	125	125	125	281	239	277	239	299	295	335	374	310	367	200	500	444	480	466	437	430	430
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 14	ESE 13	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	—	S 13	S 13	—
kJ	41	88	76	73	73	—	—	17	7	7	7	6	154	303	161	268	332	232	—	—	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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