Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.5°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 (10 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (10 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 10			Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	48	125	47	87	85	83	108	106	103	81
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	NE	W	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	NE	NE	WNW	W	WSW	SSE	SSE	SE	ENE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide	3:21PM1.99m				3:39AM1.83m				3:50PM1.97m				4:08AM1.81m				4:18PM1.90m
Low Tide			9:36PM0.03m				9:40AM0.09m				10:03PM0.05m				10:07AM0.13m				10:29PM0.11m


	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	17	17	19	20	19	19	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	17	18	17	16	17	19	19	19	18	18	20	20	18	18	16	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10
kJ	1479	1736	1710	1457	1435	1305	1112	921	824	667	646	625	551	603	593	583	696	928	1178
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	ESE 10	E 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	43	42	42	18	20	21	17	19	20	22	125	24	87	85	83	108	106	103	81
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 7	—	WSW 4	SW 4	—	—	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	42	42	42	43	44	47	48	—	47	22	—	5	5	—	—	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	10	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	1	4	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	3	4	4
Distance (km)	40	40	0	0	0	19	25	25	40	0	0	0	0	19	25	25	23	40	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5

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