Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 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
21.2° 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 11PM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.6
E
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.3
E
3
SW
3
SW
0.2
ESE
2.5
SW
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.7
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)2172020201818181818716169154448442088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36357512712719336460997515799008014312413963866105
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C201920191817181817171716161619191918181817171919
Feels °C (?)202020191513151615161615151518171818191716171818
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