Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 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):

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 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	-	-
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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 19			Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	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	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	92	47	32	18	18	18	22	23	22	21	20	30	12	57	54	48	47	32	28
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	SE	ESE	SE	SW	NNE	WNW	NNW	NNW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	13	13	14	16	16	16	16	14	14	15	18	20	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	14	13	11	12	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	15	16	16	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12
kJ	1160	990	822	662	638	524	524	485	572	604	821	1074	1600	2130	2990	2700	47	32	1674
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 9
kJ	92	47	32	18	18	18	22	23	22	21	20	30	12	57	54	48	—	—	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	E 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	11	11	—	—	3	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	150	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4102	2375	1902	1977
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	4	1	3	4	2	4	4
Distance (km)	25	18	18	18	18	18	40	40	40	25	18	0	18	0	25	95	25	23	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Inner Pool	Inner Pool
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	7
Header Global	Thurso East United Kingdom	Thurso East United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	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
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	9	9	8	9	8

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