Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
21.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.6
E
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.3
E
0.3
E
3
SW
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)1514455662121720202018181818187716778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146140222132372536363775127127193360603975157999091711
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset6:09-------6:08-------6:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C212021232323292320202019181718181717171716161919
Feels °C (?)202022232121282220212018151415161616161615151918
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