Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

19.6°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 (01 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 5	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	42	28	78	66	63	59	58	51	819	101	115	88	54	535	213	427	915	1064	1018
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	E	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide			8:44PM1.26m				9:56AM1.35m				10:42PM1.24m					11:29AM1.45m
Low Tide	2:33PM0.66m				3:12AM0.62m				4:36PM0.67m				4:56AM0.60m					6:04PM0.55m


	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	16	15	16	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	17	18	16	16	14	16	17	16	17	15	15	14	15	16	17	18	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	961	946	784	748	772	822	808	756	819	478	350	382	347	535	263	427	915	1064	1018
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 15	SSW 14	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 6
kJ	42	26	78	66	63	59	58	51	51	37	37	35	34	109	213	177	32	32	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 10
kJ	16	28	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	33	33	33	—	—	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	117	101	115	88	54	48	49	61	69	60	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	57	95	40	40	40	18	19	40	40	40	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	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)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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