Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

19.2°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	96	92	90	98	156	61	63	0	0	52	97	111	90	28	28	107	66	86	82	80	57	51	56	37
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	SW	SSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	S	SE	SE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	glassy	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			6:49AM1.49m				7:13PM1.41m					8:07AM1.37m				8:44PM1.26m				9:56AM1.35m				10:42PM1.24m
Low Tide	00:31AM0.37m				1:01PM0.53m				1:36AM0.53m					2:33PM0.66m				3:12AM0.62m				4:36PM0.67m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	20	21	21	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	17	18	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	22	20	22	21	21	20	21	20	19	17	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	14	17	16	17	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	450	383	319	273	156	268	263	99	264	518	787	874	825	1077	966	864	677	712	635	561	551	505	488	455
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	WSW 12	E 8	E 8	SW 14	WSW 11	SW 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11
kJ	96	92	90	98	231	61	63	149	101	102	66	65	90	28	26	107	66	86	82	80	57	51	56	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 8	E 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	48	38	39	40	57	54	50	82	79	52	36	22	42	16	28	13	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	—	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	97	111	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	57	25	25	18	18	18	25	25	19	21	18	0	0	0	0	0	25	40	40	40	18
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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