Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	0	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	151	223	235	240	200	173	144	115	103	300	222	421	838	1031	1139	1058	1060	928	784	746	647	636	527	518
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	SW	SSW	S	WNW	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	N	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	NE	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	1:44AM1.47m					2:03PM1.62m				2:13AM1.62m				2:29PM1.78m				2:41AM1.74m				2:56PM1.92m
Low Tide			7:52AM0.39m					8:13PM0.36m				8:18AM0.25m				8:40PM0.21m				8:45AM0.13m				9:08PM0.08m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	20	20	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	19	19	18	17	18	18	18	20	20	21	24	25	23
Feels °C	24	24	21	20	18	19	19	18	17	16	17	19	18	18	18	20	19	19	21	18	22	24	24	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	S 6	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	151	223	235	240	200	173	144	115	88	104	65	421	838	1031	1139	487	389	928	784	746	647	636	527	518
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 6	E 8	S 16	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	268	250	202	198	165	162	137	110	36	66	135	64	49	34	—	1058	1060	294	228	196	134	105	93	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	9	50	25	43	60	36	33	31	69	68	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	85
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	—	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	2	2	3	—	—	—	103	300	222	253	332	453	489	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	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	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	18	21	38	0	0	40	40	40	40	40	286	279	18	0	0	0	19	25	18	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Groenvlei	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3			4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	7	9	6	5	5	6

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