Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.7°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Evening (05 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).
	Mon 5					Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	436	380	380	374	383	344	289	248	248	217	231	235	196	151	117	90	90	120	240	118	145
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	ESE	WSW	WSW	WNW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	NNE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off
High Tide		12:06PM1.37m				00:34AM1.38m				1:03PM1.57m				1:25AM1.53m				1:44PM1.75m
Low Tide				6:31PM0.57m				6:48AM0.47m				7:25PM0.39m				7:33AM0.32m					8:04PM0.23m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	27	24	19	19	18	16	16	14	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	15
Feels °C	26	27	23	18	16	17	14	11	7	9	9	11	11	11	12	12	12	10	11	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	436	380	558	486	383	344	553	545	248	1305	1938	1737	4111	3778	3650	3246	2856	2686	2721	2721	2938
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 13	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 16	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	E 10
kJ	679	585	31	75	451	647	289	248	610	217	231	235	196	151	117	90	90	120	—	—	130
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SSW 18	—	SW 17	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	32	—	101	143	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	196	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	WSW 5	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	380	374	2	6	13	46	691	1000	1010	1126	—	—	—	—	—	—	240	118	145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Middle Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	4	5	2	1	1	1	5	6	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	40	21	23	0	19	406	548	671	57	21	0	0	0	0	40	367	326	40	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms				Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4				4	5	5	5	5	5	5			5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	6	5	5	5	6	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	8	9	9	9	9	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	8	6	6

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