Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

17.1°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).
	Sat 12			Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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	0	0	0	3	3	4	2	3	5	4	4	4	4	0	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 9	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1955	2643	2372	2285	2200	1871	1728	1468	1564	1814	1402	1310	1237	1024	961	898	898	810	707
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	SE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NW	SSW	SSE	SSE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	4:20PM2.04m				4:35AM1.85m				4:49PM1.97m					5:03AM1.77m				5:17PM1.86m
Low Tide			10:34PM0.02m				10:37AM0.05m					11:01PM0.09m				11:04AM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2
Temp °C	17	16	16	15	16	17	18	19	18	19	20	21	21	20	18	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	17	12	11	12	14	16	17	19	17	21	21	22	19	19	17	16	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	1955	2643	2372	2285	2200	1871	1320	1185	1157	1292	1402	1310	1237	1024	961	898	898	810	707
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 13	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	362	7	—	—	—	—	1626	1468	1095	857	743	642	501	486	411	347	330	309	427
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	SW 12
kJ	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	303
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	ESE 9	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—
kJ	657	881	1272	1318	1261	1406	1728	—	1564	1814	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Strand (Pipe) 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	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	18	97	325	40	40	40	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	21	25	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	4		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Frigates Fiji	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Noises Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8

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