Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.5°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
4
4
2
0
0
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
1.9
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.5
ESE
7
3
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
E
8
3
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
421
430
484
521
439
474
592
614
733
710
948
675
799
628
679
866
1114
560
940
1211
1540
2329
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
25
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM2.05m
4:44AM1.84m
4:58PM1.97m
5:18AM1.75m
5:34PM1.83m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.01m
10:39PM-0.01m
10:44AM0.07m
11:12PM0.08m
11:19AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
16
16
16
14
14
13
12
13
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
17
20
23
22
21
24
Feels °C
12
13
14
12
11
10
11
11
9
10
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
15
18
20
19
22
23
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