Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	ESE 6	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	35	35	22	22	22	22	21	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	12	1547	1764	1795	1989	53	226
Wind (km/h)	NE	WSW	SSE	SSE	W	SSW	NNE	NNW	N	W	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		6:01AM1.41m				6:09PM1.38m				6:38AM1.27m				6:46PM1.23m				7:45AM1.15m					8:12PM1.11m
Low Tide				11:59AM0.57m				00:23AM0.58m				12:38PM0.72m				1:15AM0.71m				1:55PM0.85m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	8	11	5
Temp °C	19	20	22	21	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	18	20	21	20	19	19	17	18	19	19	17	15	12	12	13	12	11	12	12	12	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	ESE 6	SW 13
kJ	1591	1326	1021	865	772	645	624	614	672	661	855	1474	1583	1363	1220	1200	1293	1547	1764	1795	1989	53	1817
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	SE 6
kJ	35	35	22	22	22	22	21	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	5	5	6	6	6	14	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	12	6	6	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	SE 5	ESE 5	SSW 13	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	714	63	51	1857	226
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	18	21	21	25	18	18	18	18	18	18	57	25	57	57	25	40	279	40	40	97	95	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms		Outer Pool	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4		4	4	4		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Weld Road New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Krui Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	7	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Herolds Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (16 Oct):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website