Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.0°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (02 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 2					Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	1	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	S 6	SSW 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	300	230	202	133	100	74	73	49	35	34	20	118	64	240	431	536	534	641	686	686	895
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	S	S	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				7:08PM1.44m				7:54AM1.27m					8:41PM1.25m				10:14AM1.22m
Low Tide		12:47PM0.51m				1:33AM0.57m					2:09PM0.70m				3:28AM0.69m				4:49PM0.73m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	1	2	3	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	18	18	17	18	20
Feels °C	16	15	15	15	16	16	14	15	15	15	16	14	13	12	17	17	17	18	16	19	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	300	230	202	133	450	534	553	391	330	241	514	88	273	228	220	200	534	641	686	686	705
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 6	SW 8	SW 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 8	SW 11	SSW 6	—	—	—	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 14
kJ	79	29	73	59	100	74	73	49	78	144	20	241	64	—	—	—	231	320	386	471	895
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 13	E 8	E 8	SE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	—	SSW 14	—
kJ	19	60	43	40	3	3	3	45	35	34	3	19	10	—	—	—	—	14	—	299	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	118	58	240	431	536	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	19	23	0	0	0	0	0	18	19	18	40	40	40	0	0	40	40	40	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6

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