Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

17.0°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 (19 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (19 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 19							Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	55	79	146	140	92	47	32	18	18	18	22	22	22	20	20	20	23	57	51	47	46	30	25
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	NW	NNW	N	NE	SSE	ESE	SSE	SW	NNE	NNW	NNW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			10:35AM1.13m					11:09PM1.12m				12:03PM1.27m				00:19AM1.25m				12:44PM1.44m
Low Tide					4:57PM0.85m					5:23AM0.73m				6:20PM0.71m				6:22AM0.60m				7:00PM0.53m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	13	13	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	14	17	17	16	15	15	15	17	18	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	10	8	11	11	12	14	13	12	10	13	15	14	13	13	14	14	14	16	15	14	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1439	1392	1276	805	1160	990	822	662	579	524	471	431	462	604	752	1167	1926	2771	3166	47	46	1799	1674
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	55	79	146	140	92	47	32	18	18	18	22	22	22	20	20	20	12	57	51	—	—	30	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	23	—	—	—	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	—
kJ	—	—	114	136	149	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	4420	2574	2039	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	21	21	25	95	25	0	18	18	18	18	40	40	40	19	18	18	18	23	25	358	21	25	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef		Brak River	Santos Reef	Outer Pool
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	7	4	4	9	7
Header Global	Luna Park Australia	Kaka Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Thurso East United Kingdom	Thurso East United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Riet River South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	7	6	5	9	9	8	9	8

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