Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

19.4°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	2	1	0	1	2	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	SSW 12	E 6	E 7	E 8	SSW 11	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	545	524	505	504	915	1064	1110	1077	998	835	848	760	620	573	488	480	145	96	55	488	21	24	33	386	20
Wind (km/h)	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	WSW	W	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide				11:29AM1.45m				00:05AM1.33m				12:29PM1.58m				00:59AM1.44m				1:14PM1.70m				1:40AM1.55m
Low Tide	4:56AM0.60m					6:04PM0.55m				6:09AM0.51m				6:59PM0.41m				7:00AM0.42m				7:40PM0.29m


	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	7:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	20	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	21	22	20	19	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	16	18	17	16	18	18	17	17	19	21	21	20	21	22	20	18	20	19	18	18	19	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10
kJ	545	524	213	504	915	1064	1110	1077	998	835	848	760	620	573	488	163	414	421	421	488	428	1040	1947	1228	1531
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 15	ESE 10	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	E 10	ESE 6	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 6	E 7	E 8	SSW 11	E 8
kJ	34	109	33	177	32	32	31	31	20	33	33	30	—	30	139	480	145	96	55	32	93	24	33	386	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 9	SW 13	E 8	—
kJ	43	34	33	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	16	16	15	15	15	14	21	13	45	33	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 5	S 11	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	—	—	W 2	W 3	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 7	—	SW 10	WSW 9	SW 10
kJ	—	35	505	77	64	48	36	27	29	22	28	67	91	113	—	—	1	3	7	34	268	—	3173	1973	2190
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	1	4	3	2	5
Distance (km)	40	40	279	300	279	40	18	0	0	40	40	326	40	40	0	19	0	0	95	95	25	18	23	0	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma				Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	The Wreck	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Inner Pool	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	3	3				4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	5	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Outer Pool Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	8

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