Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

18.3°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	59	44	68	84	84	76	77	69	57	48	78	419	928	1164	80	124	127	145	186	186	200
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	SE	NE	WSW	W	WNW	S	S	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	NNE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			4:05PM2.02m				4:29AM1.84m				4:44PM1.93m					5:09AM1.75m				5:25PM1.79m
Low Tide	9:52AM0.05m				10:21PM-0.02m				10:31AM0.10m				11:00PM0.08m					11:12AM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	19	18	18	16	16	16	16	18	20	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	16	18	19	20	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	59	44	68	84	84	76	77	69	57	45	78	419	928	1164	1504	1289	1585	1289	1363	1147	905
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	ESE 7	SSE 7	SE 8	S 6	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 8	SW 10	SW 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	45	43	48	24	18	59	45	116	110	84	80	71	141	163	80	124	127	145	186	186	200
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	S 6	SE 8	SW 12	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SE 8	E 7	SW 10	SE 8	SE 8	SW 9	SW 8	SE 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	42	39	13	24	67	79	34	34	48	35	106	80	80	91	51	31	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	24	14	—	22	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	1	2
Distance (km)	57	40	40	0	19	0	0	0	25	95	40	40	0	18	0	0	40	40	40	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5

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