Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2427
1939
1752
1496
1139
1074
998
649
463
601
430
380
339
293
251
212
176
147
113
90
98
96
67
67
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:42AM1.41m
1:21PM1.49m
1:39AM1.58m
2:06PM1.70m
2:22AM1.72m
2:43PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.47m
7:36PM0.44m
7:56AM0.29m
8:21PM0.25m
8:34AM0.14m
8:59PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
20
23
22
22
24
24
23
23
26
27
23
23
21
20
20
22
23
22
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
16
20
22
22
22
24
24
23
23
26
27
23
24
21
20
20
22
24
22
19
18
18
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