Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

17.0°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
	Tue 20			Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	22	21	20	20	12	57	52	48	47	32	28	17	17	17	17	9	9	11	10
Wind (km/h)	SE	SW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				00:19AM1.25m				12:44PM1.44m				1:01AM1.40m				1:17PM1.62m
Low Tide		6:20PM0.71m				6:22AM0.60m				7:00PM0.53m				7:00AM0.45m				7:33PM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	16	18	22	18	18	16	16	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	13	12	15	14	14	17	18	13	16	13	14	13	13	15	13	12	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	515	604	752	1074	1627	2096	2672	48	47	32	28	1739	1590	17	17	9	9	1279	1256
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	22	21	20	20	12	57	52	—	—	—	2	17	17	—	—	—	—	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	11	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3225	2860	2113	1702	2472	2136	1365	1317	1293	1376	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	1	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	2	4	4
Distance (km)	40	21	18	18	18	0	21	358	25	94	18	25	18	18	350	95	25	19	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Inner Pool		Santos Reef	The Wreck	Brak River	Santos Reef	Victoria Bay	Brak River		The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	5	4		3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	6	4	4	9	8	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Virac Harbour Philippines	Virac Harbour Philippines	Super Tubes South Africa	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Riet River South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Batu Mandi Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6

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