Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

17.4°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 26			Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SSW 19	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	104	33	38	145	107	71	60	79	96	75	111	94	112	94	66	66	69	539	1098
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	W	W	W	SW	S	SSE	S	NNW	W	W	W	W	S	SE	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide	3:28PM2.05m				3:52AM1.87m				4:05PM2.02m				4:29AM1.84m				4:44PM1.93m
Low Tide			9:45PM-0.05m				9:52AM0.05m				10:21PM-0.02m				10:31AM0.10m				11:00PM0.08m


	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	17	17	17	19	19	17	17	17	17	16	18	19	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	17	15	18	18	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SSW 18
kJ	104	22	38	103	107	71	60	79	96	75	79	94	112	94	66	66	69	88	1098
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSE 7	S 6	S 6	SE 8	SSE 8	E 7	SW 11	SE 8	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 19	ESE 7
kJ	59	59	76	76	76	76	45	54	28	19	33	82	42	116	57	102	82	539	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 6	WSW 11	WSW 10	SE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	E 7	SW 11	SE 8	E 7	SW 10	SW 11
kJ	14	33	31	19	18	16	12	45	39	25	53	67	80	44	110	48	36	106	159
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	WSW 2	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	111	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Outer Pool Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Santos Reef 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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4
Distance (km)	23	18	0	0	0	0	57	58	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	57	40	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	4

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