Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
1
4
4
4
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4526
4179
3846
3587
3234
2815
2269
1978
1835
1403
1351
1127
952
743
515
377
287
156
69
44
101
74
53
52
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
E
5
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
N
10
W
20
WNW
35
NW
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52PM1.27m
8:04AM1.22m
9:23PM1.27m
9:49AM1.19m
10:52PM1.35m
11:21AM1.26m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.75m
2:37PM0.65m
3:44AM0.76m
4:06PM0.65m
5:15AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:42
5:40
5:40
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
14
16
14
13
12
13
12
16
19
21
15
14
13
13
13
12
16
16
14
15
17
14
13
8
7
9
6
5
4
6
7
6
10
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
4526
4179
3846
3587
3234
2815
2269
1978
1835
1403
1351
1127
952
743
515
377
287
156
3224
3324
3221
2408
1952
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
737
560
648
542
535
528
520
459
459
447
416
345
295
295
290
392
6
1
69
38
101
74
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
55
111
18
17
16
7
15
44
44
6
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1.8
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
0.7
NNW
4
4
SW
11
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
19
24
8
24
293
541
1802
2489
17
4008
24
21
17
5130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
40
0
0
0
18
229
97
97
832
97
97
97
0
694
655
643
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Herolds Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest