Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.9°C

Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (04 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	8s
Evening (04 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 4								Monday 5								Tuesday 6
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	75	124	197	379	604	801	540	642	895	808	784	417	538	300	256	212	189	197	165	169	173	180	142	142
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNW	N	N	N	N	NW	SW	WSW	NNW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SSW	SW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				10:14AM1.22m					11:10PM1.24m				12:06PM1.37m				00:34AM1.38m				1:03PM1.57m
Low Tide		3:28AM0.69m				4:49PM0.73m					5:40AM0.63m				6:31PM0.57m				6:48AM0.47m				7:25PM0.39m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	19	20	20	19	20	21	20	23	27	28	21	18	18	17	15	16	14	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	13	15	17	16	17	20	20	21	19	23	26	27	18	18	18	15	13	13	8	10	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 9	SW 16	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 16
kJ	304	254	235	212	325	343	433	462	463	439	460	417	371	300	256	535	637	545	165	931	569	887	970	4018
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	—	—	—	WSW 12	—	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	E 9	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	E 9
kJ	75	—	—	—	14	—	299	811	895	808	784	679	538	456	486	212	189	197	—	169	1303	1658	1852	142
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	SSW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—
kJ	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	32	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	173	180	142	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	SW 13	SW 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	124	197	379	604	801	540	642	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	5	8	1144	598	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	1
Distance (km)	18	40	40	40	40	40	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	19	0	19	19	57	300	25	19	19	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4		4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	5	5	8	8	9	9	4	4	4	4	7	9	9

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