Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 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
21.3° 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 2AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (14 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010101089988888789999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232222222110101010105985551028271824251414
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
S
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
0
N
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
0
S
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
SE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
1.18
11:57AM
1.41
12:40AM
1.26
12:50PM
1.46
1:27AM
1.34
1:33PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.65
5:26AM
0.68
6:37PM
0.58
6:31AM
0.65
7:22PM
0.50
7:22AM
0.58
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise-----5:11-------5:13-------5:13--
Sunset7:36-------7:37-------7:37-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818171617191918181817171921212019181818202222
Feels °C (?)151617161517161616171817171919201819181919212222
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