Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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
17.9° 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 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
156
139
138
142
308
375
335
446
735
1021
1123
1081
919
798
643
679
875
1081
1039
964
1357
1373
1068
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
25
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:47PM1.81m
5:04AM1.86m
5:34PM1.74m
5:51AM1.71m
6:25PM1.64m
6:44AM1.54m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.03m
10:52PM0.16m
11:22AM0.12m
11:42PM0.26m
12:09PM0.24m
00:38AM0.40m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:34
5:34
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
17
18
18
17
16
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
15
15
18
16
18
18
18
15
18
18
17
15
19
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.6
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
444
398
685
658
651
308
375
335
357
330
286
239
166
199
196
151
127
71
69
69
964
891
800
739
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
134
156
139
101
70
437
341
291
54
75
71
118
111
106
103
99
92
57
47
43
35
80
77
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
SSW
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
21
147
6
11
25
24
44
18
17
16
16
16
8
8
14
84
33
30
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
1.2
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
8
Energy kJ
30
77
138
142
60
41
41
446
735
1021
1123
1081
919
798
643
679
875
1081
1039
1357
1373
1068
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
40
304
40
40
40
40
0
18
40
40
40
40
40
18
18
40
40
40
40
40
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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