Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8AM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)20s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
SSW
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)88202020201918181616888888881320101918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1211303838751201822733104021211121212211111120303671109
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
N
20
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
2.08
3:39PM
1.90
3:53AM
2.10
4:16PM
1.89
4:30AM
2.05
4:54PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.04
9:34AM
-0.07
9:40PM
0.00
10:10AM
-0.08
10:17PM
0.02
10:47AM
-0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------33---------------
Temp. °C181717171919181415151515181919181817171721232219
Feels °C (?)18161617181715913121213161716161615151416161615
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