Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

17.1°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 25			Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	16	143	112	93	110	40	28	36	78	96	120	269	186	175	164	117	104	108	219
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ESE	ENE	NNE	SW	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	2:53PM2.01m				3:16AM1.85m				3:28PM2.05m				3:52AM1.87m				4:05PM2.02m
Low Tide			9:10PM-0.02m				9:16AM0.05m				9:45PM-0.05m				9:52AM0.05m				10:21PM-0.02m


	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	18	18	19	18	17	18
Feels °C	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	18	17	16	15	19	16	17	16	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	S 10	S 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	S 6	SE 8	ESE 7
kJ	162	143	112	93	110	58	71	73	59	96	120	166	186	175	164	36	11	35	187
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 9	ESE 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 10	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	S 8	SW 12
kJ	16	16	16	29	10	40	28	36	78	59	76	75	76	76	46	33	24	20	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSE 8	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 10	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 10	SW 10	S 8
kJ	11	11	10	6	5	11	10	11	14	37	14	19	18	10	24	45	20	34	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	85	269	—	—	139	117	104	108	219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	40	40	40	0	0	0	57	57	57	18	0	0	0	0	57	40	284	40	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay Wildside	Gerickes Point		Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	2		2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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