Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

14.9°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 (20 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (20 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 20							Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	3	1	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	134	112	112	112	90	90	66	66	66	47	48	50	112	144	171	194	306	250	277	172	176	210	178
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	E	NE	E	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	NNE	NNE	ENE	NNE	E	N	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off
High Tide				12:12PM1.09m				00:25AM1.17m				1:06PM1.26m				1:12AM1.32m				1:37PM1.44m
Low Tide		5:09AM0.85m				6:25PM0.85m				6:51AM0.70m				7:16PM0.69m				7:25AM0.54m				7:45PM0.52m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	16	17	18	19	22	26	28	26	27	23
Feels °C	15	16	17	17	18	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	19	20	23	27	28	25	27	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	1824	1547	1474	1144	1053	865	790	623	546	473	416	361	314	268	263	194	163	149	167	172	321	210	178
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	134	112	112	112	90	90	66	66	66	47	48	45	86	125	123	529	202	202	205	331	5	273	273
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 17	S 15	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	6	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	180	127	120	6	4	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	112	144	171	—	306	250	277	—	176	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	57	40	18	0	0	0	0	0	279	300	325	40	18	18	0	0	0	0	40	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3				2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	4	5	5	6	8	9	5	6	5	5	9	9	9	8

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