Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0
0
2
5
5
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
3203
3241
3072
2803
47
34
64
87
88
49
52
54
37
24
24
2533
2578
2577
2827
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
NW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:57AM1.20m
10:49PM1.38m
12:02PM1.25m
00:32AM1.46m
1:22PM1.42m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.67m
5:38AM0.60m
6:04PM0.64m
7:08AM0.47m
7:29PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
2
1
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
17
17
13
12
14
16
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
14
13
16
16
14
10
9
11
13
14
13
10
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
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