Herolds Bay Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 5PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (14 May)	8ft (2.5m)	11s
Evening (14 May)	7ft (2.1m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 14					Friday 15								Saturday 16								Sun 17
	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	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2100	1900	1382	1208	988	862	2967	3645	2708	2487	2437	2122	1849	1642	1329	1181	874	723	714	628	535	446	348	342
Wind (km/h)	WSW	S	ESE	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	WSW	S	SSE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	N	NNW	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off
High Tide		1:56PM1.65m					2:09AM1.93m				2:39PM1.76m				2:51AM2.00m				3:20PM1.82m				3:34AM2.01m
Low Tide				7:53PM0.23m					8:31AM0.05m				8:37PM0.14m				9:12AM-0.01m				9:21PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	5:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	17	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	17	18	17	17	18	19	19	18
Feels °C	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	17	16	17	16	16	14	14	14	16	17	16	17	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	2100	1900	1382	1208	988	862	2967	3645	2708	2487	2437	2122	1849	1642	1329	1181	874	723	714	628	535	446	348	342
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	15	15	96	103	411	819	130	133	451	496	533	542	506	1413	1336	1152	991	905	710	590	486	418	172	172
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	32	50	31	68	208	130	76	230	191	233	287	561	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	53	52	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	E 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	17	62	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Sea Vista South Africa	J-Bay South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dias Beach South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Boners United States	Boners United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easky Left Ireland	Moss Landing United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5

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