Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 SAST
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Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (10 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.3
E
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)111111111111788888889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5225135135134434434685406527038668127545625185308171007757721653589528449
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
ENE
5
E
5
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
SE
5
WNW
0
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
0
N
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
1.39
7:00PM
1.23
7:16AM
1.23
7:46PM
1.07
8:56AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.55
1:00PM
0.62
1:00AM
0.70
1:47PM
0.78
1:55AM
0.87
5:12PM
0.86
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------6:55-------6:53-------6:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919202222222020202022252525252626262831292623
Feels °C (?)202121212221212022222224262625252626262830282625
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