Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.9° C

Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28			Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	2	2	0	3	2	3	1	0	2	4	4	4	4	3	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 6	SSW 13	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	2089	1906	1710	280	1253	128	1061	1077	1077	1018	1018	1018	902	902	796	784	422	461	514
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	3:28PM1.63m				3:33AM1.69m				3:58PM1.73m				4:03AM1.75m				4:26PM1.80m
Low Tide			9:32PM0.35m				9:47AM0.19m				10:02PM0.28m				10:14AM0.13m				10:31PM0.23m


	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	17	15	15	15	14	14	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	12	14	12	12	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	2089	1906	1710	1487	1253	1110	1061	1077	1077	1018	1018	1018	902	902	796	784	700	700	711
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 12	—	S 12	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	—	11	147	128	102	—	—	—	—	294	204	173	158	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	12	58	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	200	216	249	280	102	60	212	204	440	494	385	341	258	—	208	243	422	461	514
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	40	40	40	40	18	0	40	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	18	279	40	18	18
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4

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