Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.3°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 (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (05 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Sat 5					Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 24	SSW 23	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	458	432	363	356	589	1830	3816	4853	5792	5089	4865	3731	2766	2427	1776	1690	1496	1155	1074	998	649
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	ESE	E	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	9:55AM1.16m				11:00PM1.27m					12:15PM1.27m				00:42AM1.41m				1:21PM1.49m
Low Tide			4:11PM0.75m					5:50AM0.65m				6:30PM0.63m				7:09AM0.47m				7:36PM0.44m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	20	22	22	23	23
Feels °C	10	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	20	22	22	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 23	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9
kJ	458	432	363	356	307	1830	3816	4853	5792	5089	4865	3731	2766	2427	1776	1690	1496	1155	1074	998	453
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 24	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 13	SSE 12	ESE 8	SSW 13
kJ	42	27	27	26	589	325	275	235	148	96	—	—	—	—	387	368	388	117	50	398	649
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 13	SSW 14	SSW 26	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 10	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	—	14	18	131	20	41	35	19	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	49	58	50	228
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—
kJ	208	236	230	263	271	227	245	253	244	300	497	561	494	392	747	620	603	344	370	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	2	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	361	40	361	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	323	40	40	0	0	0	0	40	40	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)		3		3	3	4	5	5	6	6		5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	8	7	5	5	5	9

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