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 Tuesday 02 Jun 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 18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (02 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Evening (02 Jun)	6ft (1.9m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 2							Wednesday 3								Thursday 4								Fri 5
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	SSW 13	SW 5	SSW 9	S 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	33	33	21	98	33	537	470	402	514	804	887	937	2767	3200	3014	3264	3328	3565	3854	4268	3685	3515	3430	3403
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	SW	SW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					4:53PM1.60m				4:59AM1.62m					5:27PM1.57m				5:32AM1.56m				6:04PM1.53m
Low Tide			10:41AM0.27m				10:53PM0.40m					11:13AM0.30m				11:28PM0.45m				11:47AM0.34m				00:06AM0.50m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	2	5	12	7	15	6	3	3	5	3	3	2	3	3	3	2
Temp °C	16	17	18	20	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	15	16	16	18	16	15	15	14	14	12	9	9	6	9	8	7	7	8	10	10	11	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SW 11	SSW 9	S 8	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12
kJ	561	515	479	98	286	537	470	501	514	796	862	937	627	597	488	421	325	278	273	3769	3685	3515	3430	3403
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	WSW 11	ESE 8	SW 10	SSW 14	SW 10	WSW 11	W 11	S 9	—	W 11	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11
kJ	33	33	21	21	107	21	290	303	200	42	9	230	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	235	223	182	179	211
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	—	S 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14
kJ	28	—	4	21	21	21	20	402	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	67	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 11	SW 5	SSW 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	13	18	382	33	497	217	243	287	804	887	645	2767	3200	3014	3264	3328	3565	3854	4268	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Guyztus Point West Coast	Guyztus Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Guyztus Point West Coast	Hell West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Guyztus Point West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Hell West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	2	5	2	2	4	2	1	1	3	4	5	4
Distance (km)	0	0	19	25	19	19	40	40	40	421	421	40	724	40	423	421	434	423	421	423	434	25	0	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Groenvlei	Santos Reef	Groenvlei	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point								Santos Reef	Herolds Bay	Inner Pool
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4			4		5								4	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Second Beach (Port St Johns) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Tahai Chile	Asu Indonesia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bayobar - Punta Tur Peru	Ahijedero Mexico	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5

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