Herolds Bay Surf Break

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
2
4
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
20
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
659
666
658
651
218
482
1018
1280
1627
1949
1772
3222
1447
2997
2412
2212
8
8
2
30
1289
1301
1000
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NNE
10
NE
15
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:44PM1.83m
5:00AM1.84m
5:31PM1.82m
5:46AM1.74m
6:19PM1.77m
6:33AM1.61m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.16m
11:17AM0.08m
11:43PM0.22m
12:02PM0.16m
00:34AM0.31m
12:46PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
16
15
13
14
14
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
292
659
666
658
651
521
265
1018
1280
1627
1949
1772
3222
1154
2997
2412
2212
1850
1547
1288
1269
1289
1301
1000
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
0.6
SE
7
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
1.1
SSW
18
0.4
ESE
7
1.7
SSW
16
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
20
0.3
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
229
45
67
52
53
218
482
29
4
17
23
781
18
1447
9
8
8
2
30
61
227
362
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
28
22
21
21
12
37
27
10
4
4
4
18
18
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
4
Energy kJ
67
55
11
38
33
42
5
26
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Distance (km)
40
40
0
0
0
0
40
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
18
18
18
18
0
40
323
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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