Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 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 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
8
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
741
741
1125
979
748
524
468
450
389
333
286
202
188
249
249
261
298
330
322
283
183
111
70
65
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
0
NW
10
S
0
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
SSE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
6:25PM1.64m
6:44AM1.54m
7:25PM1.54m
7:46AM1.38m
8:37PM1.46m
9:05AM1.27m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.40m
1:02PM0.37m
1:44AM0.53m
2:04PM0.49m
3:06AM0.61m
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:32
5:32
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
19
22
21
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
20
19
18
18
18
18
23
20
19
17
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
SSW
16
1.5
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1
SSW
7
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
69
69
759
675
574
524
468
450
389
333
286
202
167
127
121
95
76
330
250
282
183
111
390
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
E
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
56
43
48
80
77
121
156
138
132
118
90
89
25
35
249
261
298
43
322
283
418
407
70
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
47
14
84
33
30
18
5
5
5
76
127
8
188
249
80
79
79
77
30
19
19
70
69
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
741
741
1125
979
748
2
6
12
24
51
66
47
118
139
120
403
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
40
38
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
58
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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