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Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 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
22.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
1.3
SSE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121210101010999121212111111101010101014
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40483447286023462064335384369320662308026942301211617391045808625533474328371
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.60
6:51AM
1.71
6:59PM
1.47
7:30AM
1.59
7:39PM
1.33
8:12AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.24
1:05PM
0.42
1:03AM
0.37
1:46PM
0.54
1:40AM
0.51
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----5:26-------5:28-------5:28--
Sunset7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C201918181822242322232120202021212020191818192223
Feels °C (?)171716181822222121221918202020181718171617181918
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