Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.9°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 (09 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (09 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 9							Thursday 10								Friday 11
	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	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	103	81	88	88	69	67	68	67	174	580	54	63	37	33	32	33	35	36	21	197	293	248	192
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	NW	SW	SSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide					2:43PM1.88m				2:59AM1.83m				3:18PM2.00m				3:33AM1.88m				3:50PM2.06m
Low Tide			8:34AM0.14m				8:59PM0.11m				9:08AM0.04m				9:33PM0.02m				9:39AM-0.01m				10:04PM-0.01m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	27	27	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	22	23	27	26	20	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	S 7	S 7	SSE 7
kJ	103	81	88	253	205	239	239	286	369	392	1759	1738	1542	1255	1029	892	732	790	1012	706	276	220	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	E 10	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 17	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 4	E 11	E 11	S 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	96	94	158	88	69	67	68	67	67	580	54	63	37	33	32	33	6	36	21	156	361	396	389
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSW 18	E 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 10	E 10	SE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	109	103	73	37	37	17	21	16	174	71	8	8	8	8	3	4	35	4	2	21	21	21	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	—	—	—	—	9	9	10	12	—	—	197	293	248	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	21	21	0	0	0	19	18	21	21	19	19	19	0	0	0	57	229	40	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Keurbooms	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4		4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	9

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