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Herolds Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Herolds Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Garden Route)

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Name: Herolds Bay
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: ESE Offshore Wind: NNW

Herolds Bay in Garden Route is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. Both left and right reef breaks. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Herolds Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Herolds Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Victoria Bay 11 mi
Second closest break Kaimansriver 12 mi
Third closest break Brak River 13 mi
Fourth closest break Dias Beach 14 mi
Fifth closest break Outer Pool 14 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Herolds Bay:
Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 4131 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5356 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5405 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 5641 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5723 mi

Tide stations nearest to Herolds Bay:
Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 586 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2805 mi
Third closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2825 mi
Fourth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 3117 mi
Fifth closest tide station Leith Harbor, South Georgia 3144 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Herolds Bay:
Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 400 mi
Second closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 521 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 521 mi
Fourth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 521 mi
Fifth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 521 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Herolds Bay:
Closest city location George (South Africa) 2 mi
Second closest city location Mossel Bay (South Africa) 16 mi
Third closest city location Oudtshoorn (South Africa) 33 mi
Fourth closest city location Knysna (South Africa) 40 mi
Fifth closest city location Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) 58 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Herolds Bay is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Herolds Bay is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 52 km (32 miles) away.
Herolds Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Herolds Bay, South-Africa - Garden Route. Use the tab navigation above to view Herolds Bay sea temperature, Herolds Bay photographs, Herolds Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Herolds Bay webcams, current wind from South-Africa - Garden Route live weather stations and Herolds Bay tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Herolds Bay.