Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.7°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 (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (15 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15							Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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)	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	E 8	SSW 5	SSW 6	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	64	1029	49	49	50	52	51	35	35	35	22	22	22	22	12	12	12	12	201	12	47	146	5
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	SE	ESE	E	E	WNW	W	N	SW	S	SSE	SSW	NE	NNE	W	W	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						5:39PM1.53m				6:01AM1.41m				6:09PM1.38m				6:38AM1.27m				6:46PM1.23m
Low Tide				11:29AM0.43m				11:50PM0.44m				11:59AM0.57m				00:23AM0.58m				12:38PM0.72m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1
Temp °C	13	15	18	18	18	17	16	17	18	20	21	20	18	18	19	18	17	18	18	17	16	14	14
Feels °C	12	14	16	17	16	17	17	17	18	19	20	19	18	19	19	19	18	19	18	15	15	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2354	2000	4070	3664	2968	2439	2140	1891	1591	1228	1021	865	772	634	672	786	800	800	960	1831	1510	1269	1598
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	64	1029	49	49	—	52	51	35	35	35	22	22	22	22	12	12	12	12	201	12	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	146	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	5	5	5	5	1	1	4	4	4	2	4	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	40	40	40	40	0	0	18	18	21	25	57	25	18	18	18	18	18	25	58	19	237	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Kaaimans River Mouth		Santos Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4		3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	9	4

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