Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

17.4°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26							Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	SSE 8	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	110	40	28	36	104	102	64	72	90	93	91	128	116	77	168	73	102	82	64	57	69	428	948
Wind (km/h)	NE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	E	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					3:28PM2.05m				3:52AM1.87m				4:05PM2.02m				4:29AM1.84m				4:44PM1.93m
Low Tide			9:16AM0.05m				9:45PM-0.05m				9:52AM0.05m				10:21PM-0.02m				10:31AM0.10m				11:00PM0.08m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	17	19	18	18	17	18	17	17	18	19	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	17	17	18	17	17	18	17	18	17	18	18	17	17	17	19	16	17	19	19	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18
kJ	110	58	71	73	104	102	36	72	90	93	91	128	116	77	114	73	102	82	64	45	69	428	948
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 10	SE 9	SW 10
kJ	10	40	28	36	59	59	76	101	76	65	45	45	26	47	24	54	73	71	59	57	82	74	153
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 12	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	S 7	SSE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	E 7	SW 11	SE 8
kJ	5	11	10	11	14	37	31	18	17	16	15	23	39	34	16	58	79	116	110	102	34	110	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	—	—	E 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	168	—	1	1	—	—	—	34	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Roches Noires Réunion	Dolphin Point Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	40	18	0	0	876	3528	95	18	19	229	0	0	40	40	40	18	0	21	0	19	25	57	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth				Santos Reef	Brak River		Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	2		2	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South		Dolphin Point Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		2	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	6	6	5

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