Herolds Bay Surf Break

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (27 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
0.5
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2147
1724
1484
1332
1516
1390
30
45
45
44
216
317
990
1855
2723
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
S
0
NE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
35
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:56AM1.50m
2:29PM1.45m
2:36AM1.57m
3:06PM1.52m
3:12AM1.62m
3:40PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.43m
8:29PM0.51m
8:57AM0.36m
9:06PM0.44m
9:30AM0.30m
9:41PM0.39m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
4
3
1
Temp °C
23
22
20
20
20
16
15
16
18
18
18
22
22
21
16
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
20
19
18
19
19
16
16
17
18
17
15
18
16
17
10
9
7
6
7
7
8
10
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.2
SSW
17
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Energy kJ
2147
1724
1484
1332
1516
1390
1308
1288
1182
1067
1050
1365
1721
2306
2723
9447
7656
6001
5313
4615
4189
3442
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
Energy kJ
27
54
50
44
31
31
30
18
17
17
216
317
990
1855
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
26
11
11
45
45
44
10
10
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
3
SW
13
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
8
2892
9021
10343
9613
9231
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
5
5
9
6
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
21
21
25
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
57
94
24
433
433
433
366
25
23
18
18
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
4
4
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
6
5
6
8
4
4
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
6
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