Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

19.5°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2			Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	2	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	859	770	657	617	545	469	449	504	1023	1161	1294	1255	998	835	848	760	620	573	488	472	114
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	W	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off
High Tide			10:42PM1.24m					11:29AM1.45m				00:05AM1.33m				12:29PM1.58m				00:59AM1.44m
Low Tide	4:36PM0.67m				4:56AM0.60m					6:04PM0.55m				6:09AM0.51m				6:59PM0.41m


	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26
	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	7:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	16	16	17	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	19	21	21	21	19	20	19	20
Feels °C	16	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	17	17	18	17	17	19	20	19	20	19	21	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ESE 6	ESE 7	SW 12
kJ	859	770	657	617	545	469	449	504	1023	1161	1294	1255	998	835	848	760	620	573	139	157	414
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 15	SSW 14	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7
kJ	51	37	37	35	34	109	213	208	32	32	31	31	20	33	33	30	—	30	488	472	114
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	43	34	33	50	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	29	16	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	—	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	—	WSW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	40	24	18	—	28	23	24	42	91	109	175	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Pearly Beach Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	40	237	40	40	40	40	279	300	57	40	0	0	0	19	278	326	350	40	0	21	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Buffalo Bay Wildside	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma				Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3		3	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	4	4				3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4

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