Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
ESE
3
0.9
ESE
4
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
16
16
2265
3981
4317
3662
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
10
31
726
726
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
15
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:29PM1.38m
7:48AM1.18m
8:19PM1.22m
9:26AM1.05m
10:51PM1.12m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.57m
1:47AM0.67m
1:45PM0.73m
2:56AM0.80m
3:17PM0.87m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
14
14
13
13
14
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
15
12
13
11
10
12
11
13
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
12
11
12
13
14
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