Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
3
3
5
5
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
367
459
448
708
659
674
2151
3385
3184
3155
2707
2707
2806
3186
3387
3139
3092
2832
2611
2508
2268
2111
1854
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
15
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
0
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:05AM1.30m
9:45PM1.51m
10:33AM1.26m
11:09PM1.51m
12:05PM1.32m
00:30AM1.57m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.54m
4:22AM0.54m
4:29PM0.58m
5:48AM0.49m
6:00PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
19
17
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
13
15
15
15
13
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
9
9
9
12
12
12
11
11
11
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