Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

17.1°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (14 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 13			Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1177	1498	2269	1525	1297	1004	917	833	872	810	712	647	669	606	533	466	410	351	235
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	ENE	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	SSE	SSW	ESE	E	N	NW	NNW	N	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross-on
High Tide	4:49PM1.97m					5:03AM1.77m				5:17PM1.86m				5:31AM1.66m				5:43PM1.71m
Low Tide				11:01PM0.09m				11:04AM0.14m				11:27PM0.20m				11:30AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	20	21	19	18	18	17	16	16	17	17	18	21	21	19	18	17
Feels °C	17	18	20	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	15	17	20	21	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 10
kJ	1095	870	1665	1525	1297	1004	917	833	872	810	712	647	669	606	533	466	410	351	341
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 11
kJ	2	—	743	642	501	486	411	347	282	273	298	259	254	174	162	145	177	202	235
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SW 7	WSW 8	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	37	58	29	51	95	204	343	496
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1177	1498	2269	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4
Distance (km)	40	18	18	0	0	0	0	25	21	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	38
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gas Bay Australia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6

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