Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 8	WSW 11	SW 14	SSW 10	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	98	156	74	63	0	0	175	80	71	53	42	28	78	66	63	59	58	51	710	646	37
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	WSW	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				7:13PM1.41m					8:07AM1.37m				8:44PM1.26m				9:56AM1.35m				10:42PM1.24m
Low Tide		1:01PM0.53m				1:36AM0.53m					2:33PM0.66m				3:12AM0.62m				4:36PM0.67m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	20	19	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	17	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	21	21	20	21	19	18	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	15	17	17	16	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11
kJ	273	156	268	263	143	264	518	862	874	904	1050	878	864	824	730	706	694	756	710	646	447
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	WSW 12	E 8	E 8	SW 14	WSW 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11
kJ	98	231	64	63	149	101	90	66	71	53	42	26	78	66	63	59	58	51	51	37	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 10	SW 10	E 9	E 8	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	40	57	74	50	82	79	24	23	48	42	16	28	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	SSW 10	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	175	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	25	95	23	18	18	18	25	25	19	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	40	40	40	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Beach Road Cape Town	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Outer Pool Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Weld Road New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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