Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
4
7
7
8
8
7
6
5
0
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)999998151417171616161515151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1011017674545268744058778980391038157728862746812662956665191408035433256312327052452
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.73
5:01AM
1.80
5:17PM
1.65
5:26AM
1.68
5:43PM
1.53
5:52AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.21
11:11AM
0.21
11:16PM
0.30
11:36AM
0.32
11:41PM
0.42
12:03PM
0.44
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:46--
Sunset6:22-------6:20-------6:19-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C202019181818181818181818171819191818181716161818
Feels °C (?)192018171818171817151515141515151616171615151614
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