Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
21
28
54
108
26
35
36
92
92
96
103
88
108
110
81
81
81
55
55
53
51
32
31
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
S
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:36AM1.74m
5:56PM1.87m
6:07AM1.62m
6:26PM1.72m
6:37AM1.48m
6:56PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.13m
11:39AM0.12m
00:08AM0.24m
12:08PM0.26m
00:38AM0.37m
12:37PM0.41m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
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6:00
6:00
6:01
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Temp °C
19
20
17
17
16
15
14
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
18
18
15
15
14
15
12
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
15
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
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