Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.2°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	9s
Evening (30 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	3	0	0	3	5	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	566	814	775	534	803	999	1294	1955	1575	775	688	602	563	550	499	378	363	355	423	377	290	244	210	174
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	W	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			5:18AM1.75m				5:34PM1.83m				5:56AM1.61m				6:15PM1.65m				6:43AM1.44m				7:08PM1.44m
Low Tide	11:12PM0.08m				11:19AM0.17m				11:49PM0.22m				11:58AM0.33m				00:33AM0.39m				12:47PM0.51m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	17	20	23	23	22	24	24	24	26	30	33	33	18	17	18	17	17	18	16	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	12	15	18	20	20	21	22	21	20	22	25	30	31	17	17	17	15	15	16	15	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	196	439	496	534	297	280	264	1480	1376	775	688	602	563	550	499	378	363	355	423	377	290	244	210	174
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 5	SW 5	SW 12
kJ	157	196	220	377	453	—	—	268	218	204	142	116	156	120	92	89	87	86	46	79	77	12	13	167
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 12	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	WSW 8	SW 12	SE 10	SSE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 5
kJ	155	146	87	89	—	—	—	—	—	208	168	163	94	72	55	37	36	25	83	15	9	60	59	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NNE 2	N 3	—	NW 4	—	SW 2	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	—	WSW 6	SW 5	—	—	—
kJ	566	814	775	—	803	999	1294	1955	1575	1	3	—	3	—	2	12	8	9	—	22	12	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds 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	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	18	0	0	40	40	40	18	0	0	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	21	57	19	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Stompneus West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7

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