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Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.1°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 11PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 986 | 1579 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 111 | 108 | 120 | 182 | 276 | 310 | 330 | 22 | 561 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
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