Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

15.9°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (08 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5
Wave Graph
kJ	3487	167	130	170	167	200	71	71	125	125	98	96	92	67	65	64	45	45	44	43	43	173	42	80
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	NNW	NW	SW	N	NNE	S	SSE	S	NE	ESE	E	E	E	SE	SE	ESE	E	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide		2:03AM1.66m				2:19PM1.88m				2:38AM1.76m				2:51PM1.96m				3:09AM1.81m				3:21PM1.99m
Low Tide				8:09AM0.20m				8:38PM0.12m				8:41AM0.12m				9:08PM0.05m				9:11AM0.09m				9:36PM0.03m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	17	16	15	13	13	13	12	16	19	19	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	12	14	15	13	14	12	13	13	11	14	17	17	15	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	3487	3622	3622	3238	2963	2457	2004	1949	2080	2379	2693	2614	2614	2362	1908	1494	1292	1189	1112	1025	1119	1524	1672	1623
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 8	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 5
kJ	133	167	130	170	167	200	62	61	125	125	98	96	92	67	65	64	45	45	44	43	43	43	42	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 5	ESE 6	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—	WSW 12	—	E 9
kJ	—	25	18	—	98	123	71	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	57	—	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 4	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	173	34	80
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Rating (10 max)	5	1	5	4	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	4	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	21	21	25	23	0	0	0	0	0	21	25	23	0	0	0	0	40	40	279	284	40	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	7

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