Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.5°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9					Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	96	92	67	65	64	45	45	44	43	60	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	48	48
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	NE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	S	S	SSE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			2:51PM1.96m				3:09AM1.81m				3:21PM1.99m				3:39AM1.83m				3:50PM1.97m
Low Tide	8:41AM0.12m				9:08PM0.05m				9:11AM0.09m				9:36PM0.03m				9:40AM0.09m				10:03PM0.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	15	16
Feels °C	17	15	16	17	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	18	17	16	17	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2614	2740	2399	1908	1494	1292	1189	1112	1025	1111	1479	1736	1710	1457	1435	1305	1112	987	824	667	646
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 4	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	96	92	67	65	64	45	45	44	43	43	43	42	14	16	20	21	16	44	47	48	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	E 9	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	60	—	—	42	42	42	42	43	17	10	12	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9	16	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Outer Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds 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	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	2	2	3	3	1
Distance (km)	23	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	18	0	0	0	19	25	25	95	40	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6

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