Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

17.1°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 (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (11 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 11					Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSW 15	SSW 10	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	119	215	270	277	186	150	138	272	111	1332	2065	2643	2372	2285	2023	1871	2027	1276	1346	1497	1914
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	W	SSW	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			3:50PM2.06m				4:04AM1.89m				4:20PM2.04m				4:35AM1.85m				4:49PM1.97m
Low Tide	9:39AM-0.01m				10:04PM-0.01m				10:09AM-0.01m				10:34PM0.02m				10:37AM0.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	17	17	18	16	13	14	15	14	16	16	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	563	215	206	232	186	150	127	104	773	1332	2065	2643	2372	2285	2023	1640	1449	1276	1132	1132	1352
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SE 13	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
kJ	119	473	457	396	389	369	320	195	101	131	200	287	7	—	—	1871	1648	1261	1095	857	743
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 10	E 10	S 9	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10
kJ	21	21	21	21	20	18	138	272	111	8	59	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	ESE 9	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	270	277	—	—	—	—	—	—	74	172	910	1465	1604	—	2027	—	1346	1497	1914
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	4	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5
Distance (km)	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	25	18	18	40	40	40	40	300	40	40	40	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	5		5	4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	6	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5

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