Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.3°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 (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 4AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (05 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 5								Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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)	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 24	SSW 23	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	493	397	371	408	377	363	321	589	1846	3816	4853	5405	5208	4921	3479	2766	2237	1776	1600	1355	1155	1090	892	649
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				9:55AM1.16m				11:00PM1.27m					12:15PM1.27m				00:42AM1.41m				1:21PM1.49m
Low Tide		3:23AM0.69m				4:11PM0.75m					5:50AM0.65m				6:30PM0.63m				7:09AM0.47m				7:36PM0.44m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	20	22	22	22	23
Feels °C	9	10	10	10	11	12	10	11	12	12	12	14	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	20	22	22	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 23	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	161	397	302	408	377	363	314	307	1846	3816	4853	5405	5208	4921	3479	2766	2237	1776	1600	452	428	1090	389	442
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSW 9	SSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 24	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	87	151	226	45	20	27	26	589	325	275	218	148	40	—	—	—	—	—	419	1355	1155	50	892	649
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSW 12	S 8	—	S 13	SSW 14	SSW 26	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 9	S 12	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 13	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	87	111	86	—	14	18	131	20	68	40	23	12	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	78	50	49	232
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	—	ESE 8	—	—
kJ	493	—	371	228	223	263	321	319	349	317	339	432	512	642	679	532	468	438	832	746	—	424	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	40	0	0	361	40	361	40	40	40	40	40	40	323	323	40	40	0	0	0	0	21	40	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3		3	3	4	5	5	6			5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	4	3	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	6

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