Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.1
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1590
1266
2246
1178
1149
2368
1336
1178
1108
1108
960
960
940
502
814
773
663
563
476
467
396
329
284
274
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
0
ENE
10
SE
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
0
NW
0
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:43AM1.63m
3:04PM1.72m
3:11AM1.73m
3:31PM1.84m
3:39AM1.81m
3:57PM1.93m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.24m
9:10PM0.27m
9:20AM0.13m
9:38PM0.17m
9:45AM0.06m
10:06PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
24
25
21
21
18
17
17
17
19
22
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
13
12
12
14
16
16
17
17
23
23
20
20
17
16
16
17
18
21
16
16
16
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