Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	3	1	0	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	0	127	66	65	44	42	28	78	66	63	59	58	51	51	615	527	478	452	423	328	427	902	1048	1127
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	NE	N	WNW	WNW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	SSE	SSE	SE	N	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				8:07AM1.37m				8:44PM1.26m				9:56AM1.35m				10:42PM1.24m					11:29AM1.45m
Low Tide	1:36AM0.53m					2:33PM0.66m				3:12AM0.62m				4:36PM0.67m				4:56AM0.60m					6:04PM0.55m


	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	19	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	16	16	15	16	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	264	579	1154	1253	1184	961	878	864	748	785	747	734	683	671	615	527	478	452	423	328	229	902	1048	1127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	101	90	66	65	42	42	26	78	66	63	59	58	51	51	37	37	35	34	71	198	427	27	27	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	E 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	79	24	35	48	17	16	28	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	33	33	33	32	32	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 2	SSW 10	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	—
kJ	1	127	51	46	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	23	13	26	30	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	18	19	25	19	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	25	25	40	40	18	0	0	279	40	40	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	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	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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