Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
22.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
0
2
2
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888999999912121211141413131388
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1213824521454465642749697617488427380315289330275270316530472458451127128
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
30
WSW
15
WNW
10
SW
0
N
5
NNE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscrossglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
1.85
6:38PM
1.58
7:01AM
1.68
7:22PM
1.41
7:52AM
1.48
8:29PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
0.25
12:40AM
0.30
1:20PM
0.41
1:24AM
0.48
2:20PM
0.60
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:13------
Sunset----7:15-------7:14-------7:13---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----12-----1------------
Temp. °C232526252425232423222322222121202021232322212121
Feels °C (?)252727262226252725242423232423222021232322232121
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