Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.7°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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (14 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 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 14							Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	44	42	43	313	26	42	41	52	48	1029	49	50	50	51	35	35	35	22	22	22	22	12	12
Wind (km/h)	NW	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	SE	ESE	E	E	WNW	NE	NNE	W	S	SE	SSE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide						5:12PM1.67m				5:31AM1.54m				5:39PM1.53m				6:01AM1.41m				6:09PM1.38m
Low Tide				11:01AM0.31m				11:21PM0.31m				11:29AM0.43m				11:50PM0.44m				11:59AM0.57m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	18	17	15	14	13	13	13	15	18	18	19	17	16	16	18	20	22	20	19	18	19
Feels °C	13	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	17	16	17	17	17	16	17	20	21	19	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	341	341	392	416	1144	1326	1474	1708	2275	1778	4070	3865	3099	2594	2140	1891	1591	1326	1109	946	772	645	614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	44	42	43	313	26	42	41	52	48	1029	49	50	50	51	35	35	35	22	22	22	22	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	ESE 4	—	E 9	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	2	—	42	2	—	—	—	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	19	21	57	23	23	0	0	0	40	40	40	40	18	18	18	18	18	25	18	229	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth		Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	3		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Strandfontein West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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