Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 8.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
7
8
8
7
6
5
4
2
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9736
8659
7675
6259
5038
4168
3400
2981
1905
1380
1193
903
645
514
437
385
349
355
311
270
311
269
230
169
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
High Tide
7:20PM1.42m
7:47AM1.34m
8:49PM1.31m
9:35AM1.21m
10:49PM1.33m
11:31AM1.24m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.59m
2:14PM0.59m
3:21AM0.71m
4:05PM0.66m
5:28AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
24
27
25
25
25
24
23
24
29
28
14
14
12
12
11
11
15
14
13
15
16
15
15
16
23
27
25
24
24
22
21
22
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
9736
8659
7675
6259
5038
4168
3400
2981
1905
1380
1193
397
339
361
389
385
349
355
311
270
311
269
230
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
Energy kJ
903
645
514
437
343
268
214
170
186
193
195
185
174
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
17
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
2
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.3
E
8
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
29
52
73
283
600
512
604
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
25
40
0
0
0
0
40
279
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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