Herolds Bay Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is 18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (20 May)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (20 May)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Evening (20 May)	8ft (2.4m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 20							Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	679	330	654	836	891	741	824	763	827	537	528	541	460	346	286	244	197	249	249	261	298	330	322	283
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	NE	E	N	NE	N	NNW	W	S	S	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						6:25PM1.64m				6:44AM1.54m				7:25PM1.54m				7:46AM1.38m					8:37PM1.46m
Low Tide				12:09PM0.24m				00:38AM0.40m				1:02PM0.37m				1:44AM0.53m					2:04PM0.49m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:32
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	21	21	20	19	18	18	19	22	22	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	20	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	16	17	19	20	21	19	17	17	18	22	22	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SE 8	SSE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 8
kJ	161	330	98	71	69	69	687	597	597	537	528	541	460	346	286	244	197	159	121	96	76	330	322	223
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	SSW 15
kJ	104	151	92	57	37	43	49	80	77	121	156	138	132	118	116	89	87	249	249	261	298	58	43	283
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSE 12	SSW 15	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 11	S 22	SSE 11	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 18	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 8
kJ	—	101	17	8	47	14	84	33	30	18	5	36	11	76	127	127	188	84	80	79	79	77	40	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	—	SW 4	SW 4	—	WSW 6	WSW 4	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 7	—
kJ	679	294	654	836	891	741	824	763	827	—	—	—	2	4	—	8	9	—	33	16	141	136	200	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay 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	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	40	18	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	21	21	19	21	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Inner Pool	Kaaimans River Mouth	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Paranoia Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3
Header Global	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Crazy Left Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Belharra France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Trial Harbour Australia	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Anglet - Corsaires France	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Bali Village Indonesia	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Itaúna Brazil	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Currumbin Point Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	7	7	8	6	5	5	5

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