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Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 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
21.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Dec)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (30 Dec)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Fri
02
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888889999998888898888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)719428428380338326333341404422383318287275227216181176167162154147116119
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossonononcross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.57
12:51AM
1.40
1:10PM
1.67
1:52AM
1.54
2:08PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.56
6:39PM
0.41
6:48AM
0.48
7:42PM
0.29
7:53AM
0.36
8:34PM
0.17
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Fri
02
Sunrise-5:20-------5:20-------5:22------
Sunset----7:44-------7:45-------7:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-1--------
Temp. °C212424242321212121222424232221212022232322212020
Feels °C (?)232625232423232222232525252523232123242322222223
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