Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	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 morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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)	4	4	3	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1854	1884	1815	1649	1461	1413	1269	1323	770	653	604	515	444	415	353	339	318	265	284	255	290	240	230	207
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	SSW	SSW	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:18PM1.44m				1:37AM1.68m					2:17PM1.59m				2:33AM1.79m				3:07PM1.74m
Low Tide		7:05AM0.39m				7:18PM0.45m					8:06AM0.26m				8:21PM0.31m				8:57AM0.14m				9:15PM0.20m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	17	17	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	12	12	14	13	13	13	14	12	13	11	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	16	15	14	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	1854	1884	1815	1649	1461	1413	1269	1323	770	653	604	515	444	415	173	178	168	204	284	238	229	235	212	207
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 16	SSE 7	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10
kJ	—	98	14	11	11	10	12	12	139	131	135	131	25	68	353	339	318	265	260	255	290	240	230	120
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 13	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SSW 16	W 11	SW 16	W 11	W 11	SW 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSE 10
kJ	—	13	—	—	—	13	12	12	12	3	3	25	3	10	2	2	8	12	12	12	7	12	31	96
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	163	195	171	—	—	151	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	40	228	40	40	40	18	0	0	0	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	6

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