Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 30 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	4	4	2	0	0	2	3	3	3	2	0	0	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1018	902	888	796	784	784	467	537	524	451	409	513	450	644	1158	980	872	1089	890	885	813	813	724	724
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	ESE	E	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	off
High Tide		4:03AM1.75m				4:26PM1.80m				4:31AM1.77m				4:54PM1.85m				5:00AM1.76m					5:23PM1.86m
Low Tide				10:14AM0.13m				10:31PM0.23m				10:41AM0.09m					11:01PM0.21m				11:08AM0.09m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	17	17	15	15	15	14	13	15	18	18	18	17	16	15	16	19	21	19	19	20
Feels °C	13	12	12	15	14	13	12	13	13	12	10	13	15	15	15	14	13	12	13	17	19	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	1018	902	888	796	784	784	700	700	212	451	409	406	450	286	800	694	666	697	890	885	813	813	724	724
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	247	183	199	243	232	—	—	—	632	560	494	418	341	12	244	207	203	134	127	125	125	127	281	239
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	—	—	S 19	—	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10
kJ	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	181	61	—	—	7	—	12	31	26	41	88	76	75	73	—	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	—	ESE 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	—	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	297	236	250	343	—	374	467	537	524	193	202	513	—	644	1158	980	872	1089	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	18	0	0	0	18	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9	8	7	6

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