Herolds Bay surf break

Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
22.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)888889999991212111114141313138888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52141246557465762355947742735830734133027022731661254545845118518512896
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
WSW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
NNE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrossoffcrossglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
1.58
7:01AM
1.68
7:22PM
1.41
7:52AM
1.48
8:29PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
0.25
12:40AM
0.30
1:20PM
0.41
1:24AM
0.48
2:20PM
0.60
2:34AM
0.68
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--7:15-------7:14-------7:13-----
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C262424252323232223222221212120212323222121212121
Feels °C (?)282523282525252324222323232320212222222221212122
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