Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (18 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
1
1
3
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSE
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
SSW
1
ESE
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111071013131313141414141414138813811111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3893052882162775286697579831517162115981454147513181058237235848144151715471162899
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
10
N
20
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
1.88
3:47AM
2.07
4:03PM
1.93
4:18AM
2.12
4:35PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
0.04
9:35PM
-0.01
10:00AM
-0.05
10:05PM
-0.05
10:32AM
-0.07
10:37PM
-0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:33------
Sunset----6:45-------6:44-------6:42---
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light rain
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rain showers
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122232221202020222525222120211919202119191818
Feels °C (?)252424232121192021242626242122231717181916171717
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