Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (22 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (22 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (22 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 22			Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	0	0	0	4	4	4	2	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	10	11	11	1582	1966	2171	2071	1846	1565	1162	973	839	743	586	487	76	76	54	54
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SE	E	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide				1:35AM1.55m				1:48PM1.78m					2:09AM1.68m				2:20PM1.92m
Low Tide		7:33PM0.36m				7:34AM0.32m					8:04PM0.19m				8:07AM0.20m				8:37PM0.06m


	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	15	14	15	18	17	18	17	18	19	18	18	20	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	14	14	13	14	13	14	16	14	15	16	17	17	16	17	19	17	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	10	1316	1456	1582	1966	2171	2071	1846	1565	1162	973	839	743	586	487	322	265	255	220
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	—	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	19	11	10	10	9	9	76	76	54	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	19	10	10	11	9	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1278	1853	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	25	23	18	0	0	0	40	296	40	40	0	0	0	0	25	95	40	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Outer Pool	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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