Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.2°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (08 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 8					Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	170	167	96	71	125	125	127	98	96	92	67	65	64	45	45	44	43	43	113	42	80
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	WSW	NNW	ENE	NNE	NNE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	SE	ENE	E	SE	SE	ESE	E	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			2:19PM1.88m				2:38AM1.76m				2:51PM1.96m				3:09AM1.81m				3:21PM1.99m
Low Tide	8:09AM0.20m				8:38PM0.12m				8:41AM0.12m				9:08PM0.05m				9:11AM0.09m				9:36PM0.03m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	16	15	13	13	13	13	16	19	19	17	16	16	15	14	15	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	13	14	13	12	13	12	15	17	17	15	17	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	3238	2963	2457	2004	1949	2080	2379	2570	2614	2614	2235	1799	1494	1292	1107	1013	1025	1092	1502	1736	1710
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 4
kJ	170	167	57	54	125	125	127	98	96	92	67	65	64	45	45	44	43	43	43	42	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 7	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	E 9	WSW 12	—	E 9
kJ	—	55	96	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	43	57	—	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	E 4	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	113	10	80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	4	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	21	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	21	25	57	0	0	0	0	18	40	279	279	40	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7

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