Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (31 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31							Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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)	3	3	2	0	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	442	544	409	436	523	534	982	908	921	892	697	713	796	1010	1089	778	697	603	547	534	408	333	983
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	NE	NNW	N	N	N	NW	SSE	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide					4:54PM1.85m				5:00AM1.76m					5:23PM1.86m				5:30AM1.73m				5:53PM1.84m
Low Tide			10:41AM0.09m					11:01PM0.21m				11:08AM0.09m				11:31PM0.21m				11:36AM0.13m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	16	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	18	19	18	19	19	19	18	18	21	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	12	10	14	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	16	17	16	17	16	16	14	15	19	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 12
kJ	442	259	409	341	330	244	662	651	666	682	697	713	796	778	778	778	697	603	547	534	408	333	983
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	—	E 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 12	SSW 14
kJ	632	543	466	7	—	142	207	200	132	127	125	125	127	281	242	235	239	250	295	290	374	329	330
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	95	61	—	—	—	12	30	26	41	88	57	75	73	—	17	17	17	7	7	6	246	269	161
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 9	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	366	544	199	436	523	534	982	908	921	892	—	—	—	1010	1089	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	18	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5

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