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Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
23.7° C
 (Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (17 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (17 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.1
ESE
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1219181891616161515161515148888888131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37939147472169088010291184152716931997197216261447143111848293142157103010301198
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
5
ENE
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossoffoffoffcrosscross-
off		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		glassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
1.78
3:49AM
1.87
3:57PM
1.86
4:17AM
1.98
4:26PM
1.90
4:45AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
0.09
9:56AM
0.13
10:05PM
0.00
10:25AM
0.06
10:33PM
-0.03
10:56AM
0.03
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset7:22-------7:21-------7:20-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C252627272725272425222223222324242422222221212323
Feels °C (?)242726272623262425242224232425242524232222212322
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