Herolds Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
4
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
838
1016
1139
1058
1060
928
771
746
647
636
518
518
201
339
566
702
75
57
42
31
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
W
15
SSW
5
S
5
W
5
SSW
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM1.78m
2:41AM1.74m
2:56PM1.92m
3:10AM1.83m
3:24PM2.01m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.25m
8:40PM0.21m
8:45AM0.13m
9:08PM0.08m
9:12AM0.05m
9:37PM-0.00m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:29
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
3
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
18
19
18
18
20
18
18
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
20
18
18
18
21
20
18
19
20
19
19
20
19
22
22
21
20
19
19
17
16
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