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Herolds Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Herolds Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 119 | 115 | 108 | 140 | 137 | 167 | 164 | 109 | 109 | 105 | 112 | 63 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 346 | 476 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:02PM 1.25 | 12:48AM 1.38 | 1:12PM 1.40 | 1:38AM 1.57 | 1:56PM 1.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:47AM 0.73 | 6:30PM 0.62 | 7:12AM 0.56 | 7:27PM 0.45 | 7:58AM 0.38 | 8:05PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Mon 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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