Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 30 Mar 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
1.4
SSW
0.8
S
1.3
SSW
1
S
0.9
S
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
ESE
2
E
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)81010910109999999978888999914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12349141257194149265256212198157977379111496606567445394297264215332
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
1.74
2:31PM
1.67
2:46AM
1.86
3:02PM
1.75
3:15AM
1.94
3:31PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.31
8:33AM
0.24
8:38PM
0.20
9:04AM
0.14
9:06PM
0.13
9:31AM
0.07
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------6:29-------6:27-------6:25-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717171919191717171719222222212121202022222019
Feels °C (?)181717161817181717171720232223232221202022222121
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