Herolds Bay Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 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 17.9° 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 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (18 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (18 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 18							Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	1	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 12	SE 6	ESE 6	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	259	174	134	156	139	101	77	314	365	335	444	765	1030	1267	1081	919	778	627	532	723	1006	1134	1032	1295
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					4:47PM1.81m					5:04AM1.86m				5:34PM1.74m				5:51AM1.71m				6:25PM1.64m
Low Tide			10:37AM0.03m				10:52PM0.16m					11:22AM0.12m				11:42PM0.26m				12:09PM0.24m				00:38AM0.40m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	2	3	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	18	18	18	17	19	21	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	17	18	17	16	16	16	14	16	17	17	17	17	15	14	17	17	18	17	18	19	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	ESE 8
kJ	392	392	444	398	685	658	651	314	365	335	310	330	286	239	202	199	161	124	532	71	69	69	84	891
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 6	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	SSW 14
kJ	259	174	134	156	139	101	28	437	341	335	54	75	71	118	111	106	103	101	127	57	47	43	35	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	SSW 16	—	S 17	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	—	SW 11
kJ	20	20	21	147	—	6	70	25	24	44	80	—	—	—	19	17	16	16	92	16	8	85	—	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 5	E 6	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	14	54	96	77	52	46	48	444	765	1030	1267	1081	919	778	627	—	723	1006	1134	1032	1295
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	40	304	40	40	40	40	19	18	40	325	40	40	40	40	18	40	40	40	40	18	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Barrancon Chile	Fullers United States	Ghost Tree United States	Avalon-North Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	San Jorge - Faja dos Cubres Portugal	San Jorge - Faja dos Cubres Portugal	Back Bommie Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	The Reef Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Canal Brazil	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5

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