Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.2°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	9s
Evening (30 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 29			Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	1	1	2	4	4	3	0	0	3	5	4	3	2	3	3	3	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	371	512	494	482	814	935	574	821	1021	1294	1666	1469	983	788	681	563	561	512	386
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	WSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy
High Tide	4:58PM1.97m					5:18AM1.75m				5:34PM1.83m				5:56AM1.61m				6:15PM1.65m
Low Tide				11:12PM0.08m				11:19AM0.17m				11:49PM0.22m				11:58AM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	15	16	15	17	20	23	22	21	24	24	24	26	30	31	31	18	17
Feels °C	11	11	12	14	12	15	18	20	18	20	22	21	20	22	26	29	29	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	307	208	238	99	439	508	574	297	280	264	1513	1376	983	788	681	563	561	512	386
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	295	290	249	196	196	220	377	453	—	—	268	218	153	142	163	156	120	92	89
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	—	—	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 12	SE 10	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	3	—	—	157	146	87	144	—	—	—	—	264	208	168	116	73	72	55	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	S 3	SSW 4
kJ	371	512	494	482	814	935	—	821	1021	1294	1666	1469	—	3	—	—	—	11	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	325	40	40	18	0	0	40	40	40	18	0	0	38	38	0	0	0	21	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Herolds Bay	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)		4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	7	6	6	6

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