Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
8
1
WSW
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
11
17
32
34
33
29
28
25
41
61
59
49
49
116
57
57
55
24
45
40
21
21
13
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
30
WSW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:15PM1.60m
3:22AM1.70m
3:47PM1.62m
3:54AM1.69m
4:20PM1.62m
4:27AM1.66m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.36m
9:38AM0.24m
9:47PM0.35m
10:09AM0.25m
10:19PM0.36m
10:41AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
5:29
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
22
23
22
23
23
21
21
19
21
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
21
22
21
22
22
20
20
18
21
19
18
17
15
14
14
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.4
ESE
8
1.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
Energy kJ
798
646
597
587
730
811
772
689
614
546
494
442
396
383
363
553
553
606
865
700
551
21
297
1098
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
16
11
9
32
34
33
29
28
25
41
61
59
49
49
52
57
57
55
24
45
33
21
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
7
7
17
8
14
14
116
52
24
29
29
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
2
WSW
11
2
SW
8
Energy kJ
15
40
1027
480
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
Distance (km)
25
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
25
0
0
0
0
18
94
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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