Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

18.6°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (30 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	SW 14	SW 3	ESE 9	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	E 9	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	221	217	217	163	190	176	145	127	96	90	75	85	156	61	63	0	2	49	83	145	125	92	40	102
Wind (km/h)	NW	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	WSW	NNE	NE	N	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			5:54AM1.63m				6:13PM1.60m				6:49AM1.49m				7:13PM1.41m					8:07AM1.37m				8:44PM1.26m
Low Tide	11:42PM0.21m				12:00PM0.36m				00:31AM0.37m				1:01PM0.53m				1:36AM0.53m					2:33PM0.66m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	20	21	20	19	19	19	18	19	20	21	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	20	19	19	20	22	21	22	21	21	19	21	20	20	21	22	20	18	17	16	15	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13
kJ	814	744	572	520	520	416	403	507	450	383	273	273	156	268	263	109	264	579	787	874	825	732	1060	904
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	WSW 12	E 8	E 8	SW 14	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	E 9	ESE 11
kJ	221	217	217	163	190	176	145	98	96	90	62	64	231	61	63	149	102	82	48	145	125	92	40	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 6	S 6	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 12	E 8	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 10	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 10	WSW 10	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	—	—	7	3	25	183	206	127	48	38	75	85	57	54	50	82	95	49	13	65	36	31	27	98
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	83	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	4	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	21	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	95	25	25	0	18	19	19	25	19	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Inner Pool	Groenvlei	Santos Reef	Groenvlei	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Groenvlei Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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