Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
23.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (16 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.7
ESE
2.1
E
1.1
SSW
2.1
ESE
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1212128818916161615151615151488888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42939937939159372169088010291184152716931997197216261447147137109109115232280235
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
SSW
5
NW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
1.78
3:49AM
1.87
3:57PM
1.86
4:17AM
1.98
4:26PM
1.90
4:45AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.24
9:38PM
0.09
9:56AM
0.13
10:05PM
0.00
10:25AM
0.06
10:33PM
-0.03
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--7:22-------7:21-------7:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252626252727262527262524232324242525252323222123
Feels °C (?)242425262827262425252625242424242526262625232224
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