Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (25 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (25 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 25					Saturday 26								Sunday 27
	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)	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 9	SSE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 4	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSW 9	SSW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	746	647	636	527	518	201	339	566	702	59	30	21	18	21	69	149	158	11	1735	513	749
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	SSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			2:56PM1.92m				3:10AM1.83m				3:24PM2.01m				3:40AM1.88m				3:54PM2.06m
Low Tide	8:45AM0.13m				9:08PM0.08m				9:12AM0.05m				9:37PM-0.00m				9:41AM0.01m				10:07PM-0.03m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	7	2	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	18	17	18	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	15	15
Feels °C	20	18	17	18	17	16	17	18	18	15	15	15	16	14	13	12	12	13	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	746	647	636	527	518	407	414	355	702	1415	1714	1491	1311	1184	1067	947	1408	1576	1735	513	749
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SSW 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 14	E 7
kJ	169	134	101	72	72	61	339	566	407	31	30	21	18	18	11	149	11	11	6	499	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	SSE 9	S 10	S 9	S 10	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	E 7	E 9
kJ	—	—	7	5	85	201	71	49	47	2	28	7	6	7	—	11	—	—	—	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 6	—	SSW 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	59	3	7	15	21	69	—	158	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	1	2	3
Distance (km)	25	21	21	40	0	18	38	0	21	21	19	18	18	25	25	25	25	19	25	25	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Dias Beach	Outer Pool	Brak River	Keurbooms	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Ding Dangs	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	1	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	1	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	6	4	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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