Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.5°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 (23 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (23 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 22			Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SSE 6	SE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	108	111	114	151	223	240	240	207	169	140	115	277	104	221	416	838	1016	1139	1058
Wind (km/h)	NE	NW	N	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	ENE	ESE	E	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				1:44AM1.47m					2:03PM1.62m				2:13AM1.62m				2:29PM1.78m
Low Tide		7:45PM0.52m				7:52AM0.39m					8:13PM0.36m				8:18AM0.25m				8:40PM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	1	1	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	22	23	23	22	21	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	19	19	17	17	18
Feels °C	27	22	24	22	23	22	19	19	19	19	18	18	16	17	19	18	16	17	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSE 6	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8
kJ	321	111	114	151	223	240	240	207	169	140	115	88	104	65	416	838	1016	1139	539
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 6	E 8	S 16	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13
kJ	10	273	273	268	250	202	198	165	162	137	110	46	86	135	64	48	47	—	1058
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	17	16	9	50	25	42	60	36	33	48	89	68	3	3	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	SSE 6	SE 8	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	34	277	—	221	255	361	487	557	681
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	19	21	19	0	0	40	40	40	40	40	279	300	40	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Pascuales Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4

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