Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
300
294
245
245
344
1235
1765
209
196
160
157
120
117
90
88
64
64
46
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:03PM1.70m
7:21AM1.44m
7:50PM1.57m
8:19AM1.30m
9:00PM1.44m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.40m
1:23PM0.42m
2:17AM0.51m
2:22PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
21
20
17
19
18
16
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
17
17
16
19
18
15
18
17
15
14
15
15
12
12
10
11
12
12
12
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