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Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 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
22.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.9
SSW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)999101010101010101011101010101010101010141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61644547505456553353528765353353534494495567527123204772
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
0
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassononononglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
1.74
4:10AM
1.75
4:15PM
1.79
4:40AM
1.82
4:45PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.32
10:00PM
0.15
10:13AM
0.25
10:28PM
0.09
10:44AM
0.21
10:56PM
0.06
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:39------
Sunset----7:44-------7:43-------7:43---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171820201919181817181920191818181818192020201817
Feels °C (?)131316161617171816181718171718181818181716171516
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