Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 20 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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	7s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20							Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	18	18	9	23	22	21	20	20	20	57	52	48	47	32	28	17	17	17	17	18	18	10	10
Wind (km/h)	N	E	SE	SE	SE	SW	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				12:03PM1.27m				00:19AM1.25m				12:44PM1.44m				1:01AM1.40m				1:17PM1.62m
Low Tide		5:23AM0.73m				6:20PM0.71m				6:22AM0.60m				7:00PM0.53m				7:00AM0.45m				7:33PM0.36m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	16	16	17	15	14	15	16	18	19	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	12	13	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	12	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11
kJ	638	524	524	485	515	604	752	1055	1761	2358	2938	48	47	32	1674	1578	17	17	17	18	18	10	1256
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10
kJ	18	18	9	23	22	21	20	20	20	57	52	—	—	—	28	17	2	—	—	—	—	—	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	11	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2956	2612	2010	2457	2290	1525	1508	1371	1293	1293	1303	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	1	3	4	4	2	5	5	4	4	2	3	1	4	4
Distance (km)	18	18	40	40	40	21	18	18	18	0	25	95	95	25	18	18	18	18	25	94	25	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	The Wreck	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Victoria Bay	Victoria Bay	Outer Pool	Inner Pool	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Dias Beach	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	7	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Moning Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	8	9	8	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	6

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