Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
1
0
0
1
4
7
8
7
5
3
3
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.8
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
186
186
186
213
254
711
563
807
939
127
144
94
512
2039
4921
7106
6584
5300
3973
3532
3273
2736
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:15AM1.16m
9:54PM1.28m
10:59AM1.11m
11:34PM1.25m
12:41PM1.16m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.72m
4:36AM0.74m
4:44PM0.79m
6:24AM0.71m
6:38PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
4
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
17
17
15
13
13
13
13
12
14
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
12
10
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
10
15
12
11
9
11
11
13
10
13
14
13
13
15
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