Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.2°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	9s
Evening (30 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 30					Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	3	0	0	3	5	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	534	785	1083	1266	1955	1575	796	755	683	551	489	432	370	363	405	370	326	290	254	214	174
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				5:34PM1.83m				5:56AM1.61m				6:15PM1.65m				6:43AM1.44m				7:08PM1.44m
Low Tide		11:19AM0.17m				11:49PM0.22m				11:58AM0.33m				00:33AM0.39m				12:47PM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	23	22	21	24	24	24	26	30	32	32	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	18	20	19	20	22	21	20	22	26	29	29	17	18	17	16	16	17	16	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	534	297	280	264	1480	1348	796	755	683	551	489	432	370	363	405	370	326	290	254	214	174
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 14	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 5	SW 5	SW 11
kJ	377	453	—	—	268	218	204	142	116	128	93	92	89	112	199	46	79	77	13	16	147
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 11	SW 6	SSE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 7
kJ	89	—	—	—	—	—	208	168	134	94	72	55	37	26	16	82	15	9	60	59	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	—	NNE 3	NNW 4	NW 4	—	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	—	WSW 6	SW 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	785	1083	1266	1955	1575	—	2	5	4	—	2	6	7	10	—	33	13	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	40	40	40	18	0	0	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	18	21	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	4	3	2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5

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