Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.8°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 (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (07 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 7								Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9
	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)	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2427	1939	1752	1496	1139	1074	998	649	463	601	430	380	339	293	251	212	176	147	113	90	98	96	67	67
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	ESE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	SE	ESE	E	E	WSW	W	W	WNW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide	00:42AM1.41m				1:21PM1.49m				1:39AM1.58m					2:06PM1.70m				2:22AM1.72m				2:43PM1.88m
Low Tide			7:09AM0.47m				7:36PM0.44m				7:56AM0.29m					8:21PM0.25m				8:34AM0.14m				8:59PM0.11m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	20	23	22	22	24	24	23	23	26	27	23	23	21	20	20	22	23	22	19	18	18
Feels °C	14	15	16	20	22	22	22	24	24	23	23	26	27	23	24	21	20	20	22	24	22	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	2427	1939	1752	1496	1139	1074	998	394	463	463	430	380	339	293	251	212	176	147	113	90	253	242	239	166
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 12	SSE 12	ESE 8	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	319	322	331	77	50	326	649	335	601	390	325	203	273	195	101	142	96	94	158	98	96	67	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSW 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SW 15	SW 14	SW 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	35	29	50	50	228	236	93	121	106	119	75	55	54	47	109	169	73	37	36	28	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	E 7	E 8	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	WSW 3
kJ	335	620	553	—	298	314	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	18	0	0	0	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	21	23	18	0	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	2	2	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	9	5	5	9	8	7	7	9

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