Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
SSW
1
SSW
0.5
E
0.4
E
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.2
SSE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)88888888916159812111112121187777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515049333235363738974453623254524231672159614211085188200220164143
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
N
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
0
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassonononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
1.19
1:16PM
1.35
1:58AM
1.31
2:03PM
1.46
2:37AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
0.68
7:01AM
0.74
7:51PM
0.57
7:57AM
0.63
8:29PM
0.45
8:37AM
0.51
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:33-------5:33-------5:35--
Sunset7:45-------7:45-------7:44-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------3662111-----
Temp. °C222120201921232323222221191817171718171718192122
Feels °C (?)212122222022222223232221171614161515141618202121
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