Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 01 Feb 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 01). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Feb)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (01 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.2
ESE
0.9
SSW
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.5
SSW
0.7
ESE
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)81514515665512612121111121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3228372379593766958464066931527518433418233217214164161161153150144
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
0
E
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
1.86
4:04AM
1.93
4:16PM
1.89
4:38AM
1.98
4:49PM
1.87
5:11AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
0.15
9:54PM
0.02
10:15AM
0.08
10:27PM
-0.02
10:50AM
0.07
10:58PM
-0.00
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54
Sunset--7:36-------7:35-------7:34-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424232221212224242424242423232424232322222222
Feels °C (?)242423242424252525252526262726252524222423252525
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