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Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 02 Jan 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
21.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (02 Jan)2ft (0.6m)18s

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

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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Mon
05
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.4
SSW
1
E
0.6
SSW
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.7
SE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)9982081999999999910101061011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101126122149145236173203165165165162162162165184188184203188229275270255
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
0
NE
5
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrossonononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossonononcross-
on		glassglassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
1.85
3:30AM
1.79
3:44PM
1.89
4:13AM
1.86
4:27PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
0.25
9:21PM
0.09
9:37AM
0.16
10:03PM
0.03
10:22AM
0.13
10:43PM
0.02
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Mon
05
Sunrise-5:22-------5:22-------5:24------
Sunset----7:45-------7:45-------7:45---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202223232221212121222323222121202021222221202019
Feels °C (?)222323232223222222232223222324232323212119192020
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