Surf Forecast Surf Report
Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 21 May 2025 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (21 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.3
E
0.2
E
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SSE
0.3
ESE
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)91416101013141414141515151514141413131313121212121216161110101010109918166131314131312131313131212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1748648716748765851607160225821577256515445472341643452283024172221189117001390134512171045952237330112767148484827263264696935343753332920652313217319551735158815201384125610981098952850802789
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassoncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
1.29
11:09PM
1.53
11:45AM
1.38
12:11AM
1.67
12:45PM
1.50
1:03AM
1.81
1:37PM
1.62
1:51AM
1.91
2:24PM
1.72
2:37AM
1.97
3:08PM
1.79
3:22AM
1.97
3:52PM
1.81
4:07AM
1.92
4:36PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
0.53
5:38AM
0.48
5:43PM
0.45
6:38AM
0.33
6:42PM
0.35
7:29AM
0.18
7:34PM
0.25
8:16AM
0.08
8:23PM
0.17
9:00AM
0.02
9:10PM
0.13
9:43AM
0.02
9:56PM
0.14
10:26AM
0.06
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24----
Sunset--5:34-------5:32-------5:32-------5:31-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:30-
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------------1---11-----------
Temp. °C161818171717171718181615141414141616161515161719242725252424232226261816151516161718161515151414151516151515151519211815
Feels °C (?)91113141415151617151515141314131414141414161516212423222019181823241715141415151515141314141313121113131414131318201715
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