Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.9°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 (15 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (15 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSW 16	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	SSW 9	S 7	SSW 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	653	551	584	533	466	403	343	235	188	146	110	106	77	547	113	299	96	91	83	85	107	184	124	144
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	N	NW	NW	SSW	ESE	SSW	WSW	SW	W	SSW	S	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:31AM1.66m				5:43PM1.71m				5:57AM1.52m				6:09PM1.54m				6:24AM1.37m				6:36PM1.37m
Low Tide	11:27PM0.20m				11:30AM0.27m				11:53PM0.33m				11:56AM0.41m				00:19AM0.48m				12:22PM0.56m


	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	4	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	2
Temp °C	17	17	18	21	23	22	19	19	14	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	16	15	16	19	22	21	18	17	9	9	11	10	11	12	11	12	12	11	11	10	11	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 11	E 11	SW 14	E 11	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 13	SSW 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	653	551	584	533	466	403	284	292	188	1187	110	859	653	547	767	299	1083	1242	1305	1187	1082	961	808	722
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 16	S 12	E 11	S 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 9	SW 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	224	254	209	165	145	194	235	580	3	146	2	799	776	790	220	690	96	81	81	53	35	35	35	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	S 18	SW 5	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 16	E 11	S 12	S 12	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	14	6	7	51	93	204	343	235	3	3	—	106	77	77	113	75	51	52	53	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 7	SW 14	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	SE 7	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1959	325	2350	—	—	—	—	91	—	91	83	85	107	184	124	144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Middle Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	18	58	548	0	21	18	40	40	18	18	40	40	40	421	40	40	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)		Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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