Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.5°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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (22 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 22					Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	120	102	108	111	114	147	192	235	240	207	169	140	268	90	171	190	509	935	1143	1106	1042
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	N	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		1:37PM1.44m				1:44AM1.47m					2:03PM1.62m				2:13AM1.62m				2:29PM1.78m
Low Tide				7:45PM0.52m				7:52AM0.39m					8:13PM0.36m				8:18AM0.25m				8:40PM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	29	28	20	23	23	22	20	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	17	19	19	18	17	18
Feels °C	26	29	29	20	22	23	23	21	19	19	20	20	17	17	15	16	18	18	17	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 7	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8
kJ	110	388	321	111	114	147	192	235	240	207	169	140	115	90	107	131	509	935	1143	1106	587
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	ESE 7	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 7	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13
kJ	205	102	10	273	309	268	250	202	194	165	162	137	110	69	68	65	92	48	34	—	1042
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	WSW 11	S 15	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 6	SSE 10	S 17	S 16	SW 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	120	40	4	17	16	9	50	45	42	63	36	51	15	18	53	135	63	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	268	86	171	190	176	406	527	623	736
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	18	21	21	0	0	40	40	40	40	267	279	40	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Brak River	Santos Reef	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2			4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Chameau Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	8	5	9	5	5	5	4	4	7

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