Herolds Bay Surf Break

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
2
3
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1280
1627
1949
1772
3222
1447
2997
2274
2053
8
8
2
1497
1383
1281
1098
908
934
816
919
774
633
136
106
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
NNE
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
25
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31PM1.82m
5:46AM1.74m
6:19PM1.77m
6:33AM1.61m
7:08PM1.69m
7:22AM1.47m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.22m
12:02PM0.16m
00:34AM0.31m
12:46PM0.26m
1:26AM0.42m
1:33PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
16
15
15
15
20
22
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
15
13
13
12
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
1280
1627
1949
1772
3222
1056
2997
2274
2053
1850
1547
1401
1497
1383
1281
1098
908
934
816
919
774
633
361
288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
1.1
SSW
18
0.4
ESE
7
1.7
SSW
16
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
S
9
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
4
33
23
781
18
1447
9
8
8
2
2
97
290
366
439
314
239
74
64
58
136
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
E
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.8
WSW
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
37
4
12
18
2
2
190
2
2
61
30
55
106
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
E
3
0.9
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
Energy kJ
33
26
8
23
76
94
98
148
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
Distance (km)
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
23
18
18
18
40
40
40
325
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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