Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
4
5
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.6
E
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)89109999912111111111198101010812121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106618882212122980255947741342137930229722618696926006006124815011376137
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NE
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
1.40
7:39AM
1.39
8:31PM
1.22
9:31AM
1.21
11:13PM
1.20
12:02PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.55
2:07PM
0.63
2:49AM
0.74
4:26PM
0.73
5:47AM
0.73
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:37-------6:37--
Sunset6:37-------6:35-------6:34-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222224252322212122202020191921212018181818202422
Feels °C (?)202325262423212222212121212020191817181919202421
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