Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
1.7
SSE
7
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
7
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
157
154
285
1983
2199
2073
1952
1922
1786
1015
784
897
1058
903
596
459
443
408
385
314
319
317
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
WSW
10
W
25
SSE
40
SSE
30
ESE
40
SE
45
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53AM1.45m
7:20PM1.52m
7:52AM1.27m
8:36PM1.33m
9:55AM1.16m
11:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.45m
1:44AM0.55m
1:58PM0.63m
3:23AM0.69m
4:11PM0.75m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:14
 mm
3
12
14
9
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
14
13
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
7
8
9
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
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