Herolds Bay Surf Break

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
17.0° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.3
ESE
9
2.2
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.1
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2.2
SE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
13
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
797
626
443
378
260
17
894
838
298
496
553
543
663
725
961
1388
1547
1430
1256
1056
893
795
734
658
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:17PM1.69m
5:21AM1.65m
5:49PM1.69m
5:53AM1.61m
6:22PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.21m
11:20PM0.35m
11:33AM0.21m
11:54PM0.37m
12:04PM0.24m
00:31AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
14
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
18
17
Feels °C
6
6
7
10
12
11
9
10
10
10
11
15
16
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
15
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.7
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2.2
SE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
13
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
Energy kJ
797
626
443
378
260
944
894
838
491
515
553
543
663
725
961
1388
1547
1430
1256
1056
893
795
734
658
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
Energy kJ
23
24
23
25
14
72
16
57
298
496
396
321
243
341
324
231
217
181
141
144
144
117
75
101
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
11
0.1
S
19
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.9
SW
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
7
7
3
7
17
18
7
219
7
65
84
91
38
75
28
127
124
120
151
175
173
150
146
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
SW
7
2.2
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
218
383
579
725
826
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
21
19
340
21
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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