Herolds Bay Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.0° 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 5AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (20 May)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (20 May)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Evening (20 May)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 20								Thursday 21								Friday 22
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	0	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	836	705	662	778	778	809	778	1098	893	748	800	516	528	460	346	291	229	192	249	249	261	298	330	322
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	WNW	SSW	SSW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	W	SSW	SW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:51AM1.71m				6:25PM1.64m				6:44AM1.54m				7:25PM1.54m				7:46AM1.38m					8:37PM1.46m
Low Tide	11:42PM0.26m				12:09PM0.24m				00:38AM0.40m				1:02PM0.37m				1:44AM0.53m					2:04PM0.49m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	21	22	20	19	19	19	19	22	22	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	19	18
Feels °C	16	16	16	18	19	22	19	19	18	18	18	22	21	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	18	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	166	196	151	92	71	54	69	741	675	574	524	516	528	460	346	291	229	192	155	151	118	118	96	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	106	104	101	99	57	69	43	49	80	77	121	118	138	132	120	90	89	87	249	125	261	298	330	322
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	—	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSE 12	SSW 15	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 11	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 18	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	28	—	16	17	8	47	14	84	33	30	18	5	36	44	76	127	127	188	84	249	79	77	77	56
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	—	—	WSW 5	—	—	WSW 4
kJ	836	705	662	778	778	809	778	1098	893	748	800	—	—	3	4	3	4	9	—	—	17	—	—	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	18	40	18	40	40	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth 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	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Jongensfontein Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Crazy Left Portugal	Canal Brazil	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Tahai Chile	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Itaúna Brazil	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	7	7	7	5	5

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