Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
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)
2
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
324
251
251
205
167
128
91
94
66
67
67
42
41
40
22
21
12
20
21
21
37
37
36
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
NE
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
0
NW
10
S
15
S
5
SE
5
SE
0
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:07AM1.85m
4:24PM1.99m
4:35AM1.85m
4:52PM1.99m
5:05AM1.81m
5:22PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.02m
10:34PM0.06m
10:39AM0.02m
11:04PM0.07m
11:08AM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
18
15
16
17
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
21
17
15
14
16
17
12
9
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
10
8
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
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