Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
3
3
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
0.8
SSW
1.2
ESE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)814814138888889999991010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284264212332313137112120144140169222311432484495505479370315251207173169
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
S
5
S
0
WNW
5
NNE
0
N
5
ENE
0
WSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
NE
10
ENE
0
NNW
10
WSW
0
SE
5
SSW
10
S
0
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
1.80
3:42AM
1.97
3:59PM
1.82
4:09AM
1.95
4:26PM
1.79
4:35AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
0.07
9:34PM
0.10
9:57AM
0.05
10:00PM
0.10
10:22AM
0.07
10:25PM
0.14
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset--6:25-------6:23-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------87311-
Temp. °C232221192021202022242524272622212122212020191818
Feels °C (?)222323222122202123252424262823232323242322201818
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