Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
311
288
239
173
144
140
113
111
112
165
68
60
64
96
63
65
38
37
39
61
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
5
SE
0
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
0
SE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51PM2.03m
5:04AM1.84m
5:24PM1.98m
5:36AM1.74m
5:56PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:38AM-0.03m
11:05PM0.05m
11:10AM0.02m
11:38PM0.13m
11:39AM0.12m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
15
16
18
20
20
19
18
16
15
14
16
Feels °C
22
25
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
13
16
17
18
19
17
16
14
15
12
14
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