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Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
22.8° C
 (Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)6713131312121212121212121211111111111111151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3643141458504645624569560633593583565674639804458366317311311133142180
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
ENE
0
W
5
N
5
SSW
0
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
1.63
2:31PM
1.66
2:49AM
1.81
3:01PM
1.79
3:17AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
0.36
8:30AM
0.33
8:38PM
0.20
8:59AM
0.17
9:06PM
0.08
9:29AM
0.04
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:30-------6:31--
Sunset6:49-------6:47-------6:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------11----1-----121
Temp. °C232222222122252322222221212023232121222121212020
Feels °C (?)252525242325262424242423222123252223252422222018
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