Herolds Bay Surf Break

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 26 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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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)
4
4
5
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1318
2750
3544
3479
3839
3499
3040
2716
2147
1647
1484
1332
1388
1272
1235
18
18
44
214
221
644
1770
2786
4358
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
0
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
20
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:11AM1.45m
1:49PM1.36m
1:56AM1.50m
2:29PM1.45m
2:36AM1.57m
3:06PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.50m
7:47PM0.58m
8:21AM0.43m
8:29PM0.51m
8:57AM0.36m
9:06PM0.44m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
21
20
18
20
20
23
23
20
21
20
16
15
16
17
18
18
22
23
22
19
14
Feels °C
19
17
18
22
20
17
21
20
20
18
18
18
19
15
16
17
17
17
16
18
18
18
16
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
1318
2750
3544
3479
3839
3499
3040
2716
2147
1647
1484
1332
1388
1272
1235
1182
1182
1144
1144
1286
1697
1617
2786
4358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SE
6
0.5
E
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
Energy kJ
599
66
20
80
93
112
67
55
43
31
54
42
37
28
27
18
18
17
214
221
644
1770
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.1
S
24
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
88
29
29
36
26
26
11
7
7
7
44
10
17
17
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
SW
4
0.7
W
4
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
47
6
6
7
13
2984
2938
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
19
21
23
0
18
18
0
0
0
19
18
0
237
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
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