Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.9°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (22 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22							Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	2	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 9	S 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	17	17	9	9	10	11	10	1582	1837	2033	1935	1717	1377	1227	1065	839	698	586	511	294	99	52	54
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	N	WNW	W	WSW	SSE	SSE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				1:17PM1.62m				1:35AM1.55m				1:48PM1.78m					2:09AM1.68m				2:20PM1.92m
Low Tide		7:00AM0.45m				7:33PM0.36m				7:34AM0.32m					8:04PM0.19m				8:07AM0.20m				8:37PM0.06m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—
mm	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	17	17	18	16	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	14	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	15	14	18	16	16	18	17	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	1438	17	9	9	10	1316	1298	1582	1837	2033	1935	1717	1377	1227	1065	839	698	586	511	294	265	255	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8
kJ	17	—	—	—	—	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	19	10	8	10	9	78	99	52	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	11	9	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2136	1340	1596	1198	1062	1708	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	23	19	350	25	25	23	18	0	0	0	40	296	296	40	0	0	0	0	25	25	40	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Inner Pool		Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4		2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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