Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
21.4° 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 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
3
5
5
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
0.5
SSE
0.4
ESE
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
3
ESE
3.5
E
3.5
E
2.4
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)11891111111111121515141414141414131399999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58332314664585276398019802348239422972064163314491449122610581026143521201849942713
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
0
W
0
WSW
5
ENE
15
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
1.75
6:02AM
1.83
6:23PM
1.59
6:43AM
1.62
7:11PM
1.40
7:39AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.08
11:46PM
0.17
12:17PM
0.24
12:25AM
0.35
1:02PM
0.43
1:16AM
0.55
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:37
Sunset--6:38-------6:37-------6:37-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C202020191919181921212019191919212424242325262623
Feels °C (?)201920191921192019181515161819222322232526272724
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