Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 May 2026 SAST
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Herolds Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
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)
4
4
5
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
906
2967
3645
2708
2487
2437
2122
1849
1642
1329
1181
874
723
711
636
535
446
348
335
282
282
185
231
227
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
S
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
W
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:09AM1.93m
2:39PM1.76m
2:51AM2.00m
3:20PM1.82m
3:34AM2.01m
4:03PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.05m
8:37PM0.14m
9:12AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.10m
9:54AM-0.02m
10:06PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
22
21
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
16
17
16
16
14
14
14
16
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
21
19
16
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Energy kJ
906
2967
3645
2708
2487
2437
2122
1849
1642
1329
1181
874
723
711
636
535
446
348
335
282
282
185
231
227
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
SW
14
Energy kJ
819
130
133
451
496
423
542
506
1413
1336
1152
905
905
710
590
486
418
172
172
326
321
64
62
384
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
11
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
68
208
130
76
230
233
233
287
561
33
51
50
40
44
62
110
79
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
Energy kJ
7
27
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
19
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
18
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
4
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