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 Friday 29 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 18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (29 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (29 May)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (29 May)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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 afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 29					Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Mon 1
	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)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	91	75	68	60	94	88	68	50	38	25	25	17	17	22	46	46	29	43	43	53	51	67	65	104
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	SSW	S	ESE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	N	SSE	SE	ESE	NE	WNW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			2:42PM1.56m				2:49AM1.69m				3:15PM1.60m				3:22AM1.70m				3:47PM1.62m				3:54AM1.69m
Low Tide	8:36AM0.30m				8:41PM0.39m				9:07AM0.26m				9:14PM0.36m				9:38AM0.24m				9:47PM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	19	18	16	16	16	16	17	17	20	22	20	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	15	14	17	16	16	16	16	18	17	16	16	16	15	16	16	20	21	19	20	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	3051	2670	2323	2080	1788	1613	1387	1242	1050	921	798	657	646	587	718	811	772	689	614	603	494	450	442	383
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	91	75	68	—	66	88	68	50	38	25	25	17	10	22	46	46	29	43	43	53	51	67	65	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 5	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	S 10	S 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	17	9	—	—	15	14	14	—	—	—	2	104
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	60	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	21	25	18	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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