Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.2°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (01 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 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)	4	2	2	3	3	3	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 8	SSW 6	SSE 6	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	1260	792	752	618	551	469	414	354	355	355	354	319	279	206	174	141	108	75	71	68	55	74	128	212
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNE	WSW	W	WNW	NW	W	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	NE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on
High Tide			5:56AM1.61m				6:15PM1.65m				6:43AM1.44m				7:08PM1.44m				7:54AM1.27m					8:41PM1.25m
Low Tide	11:49PM0.22m				11:58AM0.33m				00:33AM0.39m				12:47PM0.51m				1:33AM0.57m					2:09PM0.70m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	5	5	4	1	—	1
Temp °C	24	24	26	30	33	32	17	18	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15
Feels °C	21	20	22	25	29	29	15	19	15	15	17	16	16	15	16	17	14	14	14	13	13	17	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	1260	792	752	618	551	469	414	354	355	355	354	319	279	206	174	398	708	671	606	416	279	349	90	124
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 6	SW 7	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SSW 6	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	261	204	142	116	128	93	92	89	87	110	192	150	25	44	75	141	108	75	71	68	172	74	278	233
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 12	ESE 8	E 8	E 9	E 8
kJ	261	208	205	134	94	72	54	37	36	16	15	15	77	43	20	3	3	3	3	77	55	37	39	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 3	NNW 4	NW 4	—	—	SW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 6	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	6	10	11	16	45	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	128	212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3
Distance (km)	0	18	18	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	21	21	25	18	0	21	19	21	94	23	0	0	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Keurbooms	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	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	Brak River Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Doring Bay West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	7	6	5	4	5	5	4

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