Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (10 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10							Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	45	44	43	60	43	42	42	42	45	42	43	44	47	123	48	47	45	85	83	106	106	103	79
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	W	W	SW	S	SSE	SE	E	NE	NW	W	WSW	S	SSE	S	SSW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide					3:21PM1.99m				3:39AM1.83m				3:50PM1.97m				4:08AM1.81m				4:18PM1.90m
Low Tide			9:11AM0.09m				9:36PM0.03m				9:40AM0.09m				10:03PM0.05m				10:07AM0.13m				10:29PM0.11m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	18	18	16	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	16	16	18	18	19	20	18	17	16	17
Feels °C	15	15	16	17	17	16	18	17	16	18	18	17	17	17	16	18	17	18	18	17	17	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1189	1112	1025	1111	1479	1736	1623	1457	1325	1305	1112	921	824	667	646	625	551	666	678	603	798	1128	1060
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 10	E 7	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	45	44	43	43	43	42	23	37	45	37	26	26	22	123	24	47	45	85	83	106	106	103	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 18	—	E 9	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	ESE 7	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	12	—	60	—	—	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	47	48	22	15	—	—	5	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	9	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria 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	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	19	18	40	40	40	18	0	0	0	21	25	25	18	40	0	0	0	21	57	25	21	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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	Strandfontein West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	9	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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