Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 01 Jun 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (01 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (01 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
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)
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
8
2.5
SSW
9
1.9
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
37
36
116
43
42
44
41
44
33
33
21
95
21
888
481
456
688
973
1195
2208
2306
2813
3400
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:54AM1.69m
4:20PM1.62m
4:27AM1.66m
4:53PM1.60m
4:59AM1.62m
5:27PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.25m
10:19PM0.36m
10:41AM0.27m
10:53PM0.40m
11:13AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
12
6
3
Temp °C
23
22
22
25
21
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
20
20
18
24
20
17
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
12
11
10
7
6
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
2.2
SSW
9
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
442
396
427
363
492
544
606
418
634
561
506
389
263
546
764
481
427
440
796
862
809
680
488
428
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
SW
14
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
W
11
1.6
SW
13
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
55
37
36
38
43
42
44
264
44
33
33
21
95
21
21
287
196
96
40
9
803
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
SSW
12
0.1
S
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
116
10
8
41
15
28
4
21
21
6
21
303
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
2.5
SSW
9
1.9
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
3
2
4
9
11
15
888
456
688
973
1195
2208
2306
2813
3400
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
18
18
0
21
18
0
0
0
0
0
19
25
38
19
40
40
40
40
421
423
643
423
436
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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