Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.8°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 10	SE 5	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	487	88	80	55	54	55	53	38	38	24	25	143	133	82	110	40	40	36	51	35	31
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SE	NE	W	W	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	E	ENE	E	WSW	N	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:20PM1.92m				2:42AM1.79m				2:53PM2.01m				3:16AM1.85m				3:28PM2.05m
Low Tide	8:07AM0.20m				8:37PM0.06m				8:41AM0.11m				9:10PM-0.02m				9:16AM0.05m				9:45PM-0.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	19	17	16
Feels °C	17	18	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	18	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10
kJ	487	392	335	255	250	255	292	281	225	182	162	143	133	82	110	76	73	73	73	59	76
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 7	ESE 10	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 10	SSE 10	S 5
kJ	11	88	80	55	54	55	53	38	38	24	25	16	16	34	11	40	40	36	51	33	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSE 8	WSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSE 10
kJ	8	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	6	12	11	10	20	14	28	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	23	35	26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Outer Pool 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	Outer Pool Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	23	25	25	0	0	0	0	23	25	40	40	40	40	0	0	0	297	40	40	279	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		2	1		2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Guibeleco Spain	Vanthrax France	Cabo Lastres Spain	Belharra France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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