Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.1°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	47	87	85	83	83	110	106	81	90	74	80	80	78	52	51	50	47	47	45	61	65	60	42	41
Wind (km/h)	NNE	WSW	WSW	SSE	SSE	ESE	NE	NE	WNW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	NNE	N	S	SSE	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide		4:08AM1.81m				4:18PM1.90m				4:36AM1.75m				4:45PM1.80m					5:03AM1.65m				5:12PM1.67m
Low Tide				10:07AM0.13m				10:29PM0.11m				10:34AM0.21m				10:55PM0.20m					11:01AM0.31m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	17	19	19	17	15	14
Feels °C	18	16	17	18	16	17	16	17	16	15	16	15	14	15	15	14	15	16	18	19	18	17	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	625	603	603	723	583	544	629	773	819	690	664	580	530	580	488	433	348	309	348	451	416	1053	1306	1430
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	47	87	85	83	83	110	106	81	90	74	80	80	78	52	51	50	47	47	45	61	257	60	42	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	—	—	SW 4	—	E 9	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 9	ESE 4	ESE 5	—
kJ	22	—	—	—	7	—	102	—	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	65	4	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3	1	3	2	1	1	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	21	19	57	25	18	0	0	0	18	21	25	40	40	40	40	18	0	0	25	25	19	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	4	4	4

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