Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 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 (25 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (25 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 24			Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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	3	4	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	4	2	2	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 10	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	1016	1139	1058	1060	928	771	746	647	636	527	518	464	339	566	702	1550	52	30	31
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	E	ENE	S	ESE	SSW	SSW	SW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:29PM1.78m				2:41AM1.74m				2:56PM1.92m				3:10AM1.83m				3:24PM2.01m
Low Tide			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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	18	17	19	19	19	18	21	18	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	16	17	17
Feels °C	17	18	21	19	20	18	22	18	18	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	15	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1016	1139	412	362	928	771	746	647	636	527	518	464	414	421	702	1550	1737	1491	1428
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	46	—	1058	1060	279	234	193	157	121	99	72	59	339	566	407	44	31	30	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	3	85	201	71	49	49	40	52	8	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3
kJ	332	396	471	—	—	—	4	6	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	2	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	40	18	0	19	18	19	21	21	0	0	0	40	0	0	25	57	19	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Dias Beach	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Lookout Beach	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	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	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Pascuales Mexico	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Anse de Cabestan France	Anse de Cabestan France	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Ahijedero Mexico	Antiques Maldives	Antiques Maldives	Antiques Maldives	Antiques Maldives	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Benkunqut Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	9	6	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	8

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