Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)20s
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5792
5089
5188
3731
2766
2427
1776
1752
1496
1139
1074
892
649
474
601
430
388
339
300
256
217
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:15PM1.27m
00:42AM1.41m
1:21PM1.49m
1:39AM1.58m
2:06PM1.70m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.63m
7:09AM0.47m
7:36PM0.44m
7:56AM0.29m
8:21PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
21
23
21
23
23
23
23
24
25
27
23
22
19
Feels °C
13
11
12
13
13
14
15
16
21
22
20
23
23
23
22
24
25
26
23
22
19
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