Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

18.3°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	4	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	82	64	62	48	78	419	928	1164	80	138	124	192	204	225	256	253	140	199	207	185	199	117	187
Wind (km/h)	NW	SE	S	SE	SE	E	E	E	ENE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	WNW	W	W	SW	S	SSE	SE	SSW	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide					4:44PM1.93m					5:09AM1.75m				5:25PM1.79m				5:54AM1.63m				6:13PM1.60m
Low Tide			10:31AM0.10m				11:00PM0.08m					11:12AM0.21m				11:42PM0.21m				12:00PM0.36m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	18	18	18	16	16	17	16	19	21	19	19	18	18	18	17	19	20	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	19	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	20	21	19	19	19	19	18	17	20	20	21	20	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9
kJ	82	62	62	47	78	419	928	1164	1408	1289	1460	1179	1255	1147	905	814	744	572	207	471	409	403	173
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SE 8	SE 7	SW 10	SW 10	SE 9	ESE 8	SW 9	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 11
kJ	45	64	50	84	80	91	98	166	97	138	124	192	204	225	256	253	140	199	465	185	199	85	189
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 8	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SE 8	ESE 8	SW 8	SE 11	SSW 7	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	S 6	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	SSW 12
kJ	79	116	110	48	35	108	144	78	80	64	31	17	—	3	—	—	—	—	7	41	118	117	187
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	E 7	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	14	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	3	1	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	25	95	40	40	18	0	0	0	40	40	18	0	0	0	0	19	25	25	40	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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