Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 24					Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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	2	3	4	4	3	4	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	416	838	1016	1139	1058	1060	928	771	746	647	636	518	518	201	339	566	702	75	57	42	31
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NW	W	SW	W	SSW	S	W	SSW	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	SSE	SE	SSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			2:29PM1.78m				2:41AM1.74m				2:56PM1.92m				3:10AM1.83m				3:24PM2.01m
Low Tide	8:18AM0.25m				8:40PM0.21m				8:45AM0.13m				9:08PM0.08m				9:12AM0.05m				9:37PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	2	2	3
Temp °C	20	19	18	17	18	19	18	18	20	18	18	19	19	20	21	20	19	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	20	18	18	18	21	20	18	19	20	19	19	20	19	22	22	21	20	19	19	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	416	838	1016	1139	1058	408	928	771	746	647	636	518	518	407	414	421	702	1415	1737	1491	1311
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	S 7	SW 10	—	SE 8	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	S 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	63	92	46	—	267	1060	319	234	207	164	127	105	77	57	339	566	407	40	57	42	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SW 10	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	—	S 10	S 9
kJ	3	48	—	—	158	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	85	201	41	92	71	2	—	8	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	ESE 4	ESE 8	—	—	WSW 3
kJ	255	114	304	396	543	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	92	—	4	75	—	—	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	2	4	4
Distance (km)	40	279	40	18	0	0	19	0	21	23	0	21	40	0	0	0	18	40	25	19	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Beach Road South Africa	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Anael France	Porthleven United Kingdom	Anse de Cabestan France	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Antiques Maldives	Antiques Maldives	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Red Bluff Australia	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Benkunqut Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8

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