Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 24							Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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	1	1	2	3	4	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	137	202	416	838	1016	1139	1058	1060	928	771	746	647	636	518	518	198	335	559	693	57	61	30	47
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	S	W	NNW	E	NE	NE	NNE	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					2:29PM1.78m				2:41AM1.74m				2:56PM1.92m				3:10AM1.83m				3:24PM2.01m
Low Tide			8:18AM0.25m				8:40PM0.21m				8:45AM0.13m				9:08PM0.08m				9:12AM0.05m				9:37PM-0.00m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	2	3	3	1
Temp °C	17	17	20	19	18	17	18	18	18	18	21	18	18	20	19	20	20	21	23	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	17	20	18	18	18	20	18	18	19	21	19	20	22	20	21	20	22	25	18	18	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	96	116	135	838	1016	1139	423	397	928	771	746	647	636	518	518	407	414	355	693	1415	1737	1491	1537
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 16	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	S 9	ESE 7	ESE 4	ESE 7
kJ	68	65	416	48	46	—	1058	1060	319	263	207	164	108	79	79	198	335	559	355	25	61	12	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 16	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	S 9	ESE 7	S 9
kJ	19	135	63	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	85	58	56	67	63	10	25	30	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	E 3	E 3	E 4	ESE 7	ESE 4	—	—
kJ	137	202	161	287	362	389	485	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	3	6	9	57	19	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	2	4	1
Distance (km)	40	40	40	279	279	18	0	18	19	19	21	18	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	19	25	21	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3			4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	8

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