Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.7°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 (17 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (17 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	247	306	287	342	295	251	261	229	232	237	300	384	432	605	710	611	576	481	549	364	350	318	367	240
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E
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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide			6:24AM1.37m				6:36PM1.37m				6:55AM1.22m				7:11PM1.21m				8:00AM1.07m					9:29PM1.07m
Low Tide	00:19AM0.48m				12:22PM0.56m				00:50AM0.63m				12:54PM0.73m				1:42AM0.78m					2:09PM0.88m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	2	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	14	16	17	16	15	16
Feels °C	9	10	9	8	8	9	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	11	12	12	12	13	15	15	14	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 15
kJ	1367	1325	1391	1216	1064	902	808	743	756	756	660	626	553	615	757	746	659	629	406	364	350	318	270	1059
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	SSW 15	—	—	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 8
kJ	100	72	—	—	36	36	36	36	35	—	—	—	169	—	—	12	31	12	528	511	503	344	283	240
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 16	—	SW 14	SSW 14	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100	125	—	214	367	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	247	306	287	342	295	251	261	229	232	237	300	384	432	605	710	611	576	481	549	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	40	40	40	40	513	40	40	40	40	40	40	358	358	361	40	40	18	0	0	38	40	40	18	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	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth 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)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	4	5	5	9	8	5	4

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