Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
129
373
308
248
198
191
156
187
198
101
144
185
160
188
220
131
314
314
359
359
365
393
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
25
SW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:35PM1.81m
6:46AM1.55m
7:14PM1.69m
7:26AM1.41m
7:55PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.16m
00:51AM0.32m
12:51PM0.29m
1:31AM0.44m
1:27PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
19
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
17
12
13
12
11
12
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Herolds Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest