Herolds Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Garden Route, South Africa)

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Herolds Bay Surf Guide

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.

Herolds Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Herolds Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Herolds Bay occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Herolds Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Herolds Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in June while 5% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 91% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

91%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Herolds Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Herolds Bay Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:32 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Herolds Bay look like?

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Tides at Herolds Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Herolds Bay, 0 km from Herolds Bay.

Next High Water: 06:12am | 1.42m

Next Low Water: 12:31pm | 0.51m

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Herolds Bay Sea Temperature

The Herolds Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (19.1 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (14.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite