Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

19.6°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	1	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 5	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	66	63	59	58	51	859	130	136	80	606	524	305	427	915	1064	1018	1030	998	983	835	760	59	582	488	472	57
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	W	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SE	ESE	E	NNE	N	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	NW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:56AM1.35m				10:42PM1.24m					11:29AM1.45m				00:05AM1.33m				12:29PM1.58m				00:59AM1.44m
Low Tide		3:12AM0.62m				4:36PM0.67m				4:56AM0.60m					6:04PM0.55m				6:09AM0.51m				6:59PM0.41m


	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26
	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	7:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	20	22	21	21	20	19	20	19
Feels °C	16	14	16	17	16	17	16	15	14	15	16	17	17	17	17	18	17	18	20	20	19	19	20	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	748	772	747	808	756	859	478	350	382	606	524	305	427	915	1064	1018	1030	998	983	835	760	668	582	488	472	414
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 15	SSW 14	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	E 10	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	66	63	59	58	51	51	37	37	35	34	109	213	208	32	32	44	36	29	22	50	—	—	—	60	57	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	SSE 5	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	33	33	33	—	32	31	31	31	33	48	—	—	—	19	41	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	—	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 5	SE 6	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	135	130	136	80	—	24	37	53	42	36	—	—	—	—	16	183	59	78	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	23	57	57	18	40	40	40	40	40	326	40	40	0	0	0	0	40	326	40	40	0	21	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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