Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

19.3°C

Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 6	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1103	980	953	760	620	573	144	472	145	124	480	488	480	472	61	359	403	31	169	297	361	942	23	12	12
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	N	WNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	S	WNW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide				12:29PM1.58m				00:59AM1.44m				1:14PM1.70m				1:40AM1.55m				1:50PM1.78m					2:15AM1.64m
Low Tide		6:09AM0.51m				6:59PM0.41m				7:00AM0.42m				7:40PM0.29m				7:40AM0.33m					8:14PM0.20m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	7:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1
Temp °C	17	21	22	22	22	20	18	21	19	21	22	21	19	19	19	18	18	20	21	19	18	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	17	21	20	20	21	21	20	22	19	20	20	19	18	18	19	19	19	20	18	15	14	13	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 7	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	1103	980	953	760	620	573	522	153	145	414	480	488	480	472	819	330	349	655	169	297	361	942	23	12	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 6	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—
kJ	31	33	33	48	47	30	112	472	414	124	102	79	48	44	61	359	403	31	31	21	22	23	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	WSW 13	E 8	E 8	WSW 12	WSW 12	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	27	15	15	6	6	7	52	35	45	46	28	28	—	12	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	—	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	—	—	—	WSW 8	SW 8	SW 10	SW 11	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 12
kJ	15	15	16	57	91	109	144	—	—	1	3	14	20	—	—	—	620	987	788	1270	828	470	1002	1019	1521
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	1	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	18	40	296	40	18	0	0	19	19	25	25	19	19	0	0	0	18	95	95	95	94	21	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Groenvlei	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Brak River	Outer Pool	Ding Dangs
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	4	5	9

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