Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.8°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 (04 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).
	Sun 4					Monday 5								Tuesday 6
	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)	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	198	428	526	481	908	883	808	784	427	371	513	315	275	232	243	248	216	217	192	196	163
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	N	N	N	N	ENE	NNW	SE	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	10:14AM1.22m					11:10PM1.24m				12:06PM1.37m				00:34AM1.38m				1:03PM1.57m
Low Tide			4:49PM0.73m					5:40AM0.63m				6:31PM0.57m				6:48AM0.47m				7:25PM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	19	20	20	20	22	26	27	24	19	18	17	15	16	14	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	18	17	17	19	20	19	19	21	26	28	23	18	18	16	14	13	8	9	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	235	325	393	433	502	475	450	471	427	371	513	315	275	647	545	545	920	1275	1658	1737	2157
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 12	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 18	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	SW 9
kJ	—	14	—	299	908	883	808	784	679	585	31	486	511	232	243	248	216	217	192	196	705
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	SSW 18	—	SW 17	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	32	—	75	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	163
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 7	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	—
kJ	198	428	526	481	684	—	—	—	—	—	371	—	1	4	8	29	424	921	1134	959	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	5
Distance (km)	40	279	40	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	21	0	21	19	57	579	694	371	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Dias Beach	Brak River	The Wreck				Santos Reef	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	2		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3				4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Kanon Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	5
Header Global	Puertecillo Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Cyclops Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Nunoshima Japan	Teniente (Lieutenant) Chile	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Balimbing Indonesia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barrancon Chile	Barrancon Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	9	4	4	9	9	9

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