Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 May 2026 SAST
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Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (25 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (25 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.5
E
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
E
7
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
7
1
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
39
38
38
24
24
24
28
38
35
23
173
15
26
15
6
672
2121
12
12
12
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
N
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:51AM1.27m
00:13AM1.52m
12:47PM1.35m
1:00AM1.57m
1:31PM1.42m
1:39AM1.62m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.58m
6:47AM0.49m
6:44PM0.54m
7:29AM0.41m
7:28PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:30
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
19
18
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
20
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
19
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
1728
1914
2144
1891
1408
1247
969
865
688
593
695
565
546
1290
1220
1179
1069
2121
4859
4968
4484
3811
3470
4039
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
1
SSW
19
1.7
SW
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
41
39
38
38
24
24
24
24
18
15
23
173
353
8
8
4
672
954
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
17
19
18
7
14
8
8
15
15
26
15
6
6
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
Energy kJ
11
28
38
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
21
18
0
18
18
18
18
0
25
18
18
18
18
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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