Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.5°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 (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (28 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Monday 28							Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	4	4	2	0	0	4	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	367	421	430	484	521	439	474	592	614	733	710	948	675	799	628	679	866	1114	560	940	1211	1540	2329
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide					4:25PM2.05m				4:44AM1.84m				4:58PM1.97m					5:18AM1.75m				5:34PM1.83m
Low Tide			10:12AM0.01m				10:39PM-0.01m				10:44AM0.07m					11:12PM0.08m				11:19AM0.17m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	16	16	14	14	13	12	13	16	17	17	15	15	15	15	17	20	23	22	21	24
Feels °C	12	13	14	12	11	10	11	11	9	10	12	11	11	11	13	13	13	15	18	20	19	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10
kJ	367	421	430	484	521	439	474	592	614	733	110	218	212	213	222	196	564	643	560	297	284	264	1712
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 17	SW 13	SSW 16	SE 10	SW 14	—	—	SW 14
kJ	290	290	202	161	128	187	248	172	169	112	100	340	335	253	249	159	161	220	222	453	—	—	268
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 8	E 8	SE 11	SSE 10	SSW 16	SSE 11	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 8	SW 12	—	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 12	SW 15	—	—	—	—
kJ	118	59	48	1	29	59	25	109	43	54	102	6	142	—	115	157	147	87	318	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	7	38	63	100	710	948	675	799	628	679	866	1114	—	940	1211	1540	2329
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	95	57	229	40	40	18	40	40	325	325	325	40	40	18	0	0	40	40	279	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Robberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside		Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3		3	3	3	3	4				4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Whispering Waves 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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	4	5	6	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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