Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.9° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
ESE
11
1.6
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
ESE
13
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
314
314
365
353
371
341
1117
1647
2191
2345
2116
234
222
183
186
186
186
213
209
711
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
10
S
5
S
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:55PM1.54m
8:11AM1.27m
8:43PM1.40m
9:15AM1.16m
9:54PM1.28m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.44m
2:15AM0.57m
2:09PM0.58m
3:11AM0.67m
3:06PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
15
14
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
10
13
13
12
12
12
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