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Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 118mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
497 | 1674 | 1822 | 1606 | 2248 | 5061 | 10465 | 13319 | 14739 | 10893 | 9108 | 7778 | 7561 | 8342 | 8012 | 7325 | 6381 | 5895 | 5176 | 4754 | 3598 | 3385 | 3060 | 3362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.53m | 5:38AM1.53m | 6:06PM1.43m | 6:12AM1.42m | 6:49PM1.34m | 6:56AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.46m | 11:52AM0.42m | 00:05AM0.56m | 12:31PM0.51m | 00:52AM0.67m | 1:22PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 497 | 1674 | 1822 | 1606 | 109 | 88 | 119 | 171 | 209 | 206 | 9108 | 7778 | 7561 | 8342 | 8012 | 7325 | 6381 | 5895 | 5176 | 4754 | 3598 | 3385 | 3060 | 3362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 355 | 62 | 111 | 107 | 173 | 127 | 54 | 55 | 93 | — | 195 | 173 | 140 | 108 | 106 | 248 | 212 | 206 | 181 | 140 | 545 | 369 | 371 | 521 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 22 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 80 | 31 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 31 | 75 | 103 | 18 | 69 | 75 | 97 | 145 | 163 | 319 | 434 | 334 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 27 | 2248 | 5061 | 10465 | 13319 | 14739 | 10893 | — | 289 | 249 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 278 | 279 | 325 | 301 | 421 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 279 | 25 | 279 | 25 | 95 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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