Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	12	57	52	48	47	32	28	17	17	17	9	9	9	11	10	10	1906	2033	1935	1688	1491	1087	973
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	ENE	SE	SE	E	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide				12:44PM1.44m				1:01AM1.40m				1:17PM1.62m				1:35AM1.55m				1:48PM1.78m
Low Tide		6:22AM0.60m				7:00PM0.53m				7:00AM0.45m				7:33PM0.36m				7:34AM0.32m					8:04PM0.19m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	22	18	18	16	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	16	18	15	15	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	1627	2130	2938	48	47	1902	28	1578	1438	17	9	9	9	11	1365	1546	1906	2033	1935	1688	1491	1087	973
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	12	57	52	—	—	32	2	17	17	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	—	2956	2375	2635	1702	2251	2136	1365	1625	1147	995	1326	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	1	5	4	4	4	2	4	5	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	18	0	237	358	94	25	25	23	18	25	350	94	25	25	18	18	0	0	40	284	40	40	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma			The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Santos Reef		The Wedge	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Outer Pool	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4			4	4	3	4	5	3		3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	4	4	9	5	7	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	6	5	8	8	5	5	5	5

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