Herolds Bay Surf Break

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3636
3440
3355
3201
2767
2499
2111
1731
1581
1369
1200
1077
923
784
1026
974
829
686
638
450
389
311
300
260
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:22PM1.65m
2:37AM1.88m
3:10PM1.75m
3:26AM1.91m
3:57PM1.81m
4:14AM1.90m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.16m
8:22PM0.25m
9:00AM0.08m
9:14PM0.18m
9:47AM0.04m
10:04PM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
14
15
14
11
12
12
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
Energy kJ
3636
3440
3355
3201
2767
2499
2111
1731
1581
1369
1200
1077
923
784
1026
974
829
686
638
450
389
311
179
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SW
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
10
Energy kJ
9
10
10
11
11
25
36
34
21
20
31
34
31
20
21
13
12
42
26
87
140
176
300
260
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SW
4
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
23
21
21
36
19
18
7
30
18
17
7
25
25
25
25
13
13
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.5
SW
3
1.3
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
0.3
ENE
2
1.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
9
53
77
5
107
320
1
244
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
18
0
0
40
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
19
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
18
18
40
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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