Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
708
659
674
2253
3385
3341
3110
2667
2707
2993
3387
3337
3139
2904
2789
2611
2304
2268
1930
1824
1824
1715
1676
1622
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45PM1.51m
10:33AM1.26m
11:09PM1.51m
12:05PM1.32m
00:30AM1.57m
1:18PM1.44m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.54m
4:22AM0.54m
4:29PM0.58m
5:48AM0.49m
6:00PM0.55m
7:05AM0.39m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
13
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
14
12
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