Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.2
E
0.7
SSW
0.2
E
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1816161515888141481389191818181716161599
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2733104024742945552361235158557711071622464925611093119366
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
40
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
2.10
4:16PM
1.89
4:30AM
2.05
4:54PM
1.84
5:10AM
1.93
5:35PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
0.00
10:10AM
-0.08
10:17PM
0.02
10:47AM
-0.02
10:56PM
0.10
11:26AM
0.10
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset------6:04-------6:02-------6:01-
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---------------1-------
Temp. °C151616161921211918171616212322201414141417202017
Feels °C (?)129111315171918171513131616151468789141513
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