Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.7
SW
14
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
65
103
62
37
0
37
121
123
117
177
177
68
66
65
64
41
39
38
38
24
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
0
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM1.27m
9:59PM1.43m
10:35AM1.23m
11:14PM1.46m
11:51AM1.27m
00:13AM1.52m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.57m
4:36AM0.62m
4:39PM0.60m
5:52AM0.57m
5:49PM0.58m
6:47AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:31
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
17
17
17
18
16
16
17
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
19
19
20
17
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
8
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SW
11
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
390
444
543
311
252
93
453
162
511
392
340
340
239
1034
1251
1471
1862
2523
2360
2056
1615
1339
1137
940
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
E
11
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
35
25
63
93
102
167
77
221
123
117
177
177
362
66
65
64
41
39
38
38
24
24
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.7
SW
14
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
45
65
103
62
37
214
37
121
55
53
48
68
68
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
17
17
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.5
E
10
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
49
7
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
4
1
Distance (km)
0
23
0
0
18
18
18
0
0
40
40
18
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
18
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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