Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (19 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	2	0	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	83	103	188	217	184	173	128	319	319	314	314	365	353	371	429	936	1435	1949	2129	2060	180
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	W	S	S	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				7:14PM1.69m				7:26AM1.41m				7:55PM1.54m					8:11AM1.27m				8:43PM1.40m
Low Tide		12:51PM0.29m				1:31AM0.44m				1:27PM0.44m					2:15AM0.57m				2:09PM0.58m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	16	15	15	14	14	13	16	17	15	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	14	14	13
Feels °C	15	17	13	12	13	12	13	12	15	15	14	14	13	13	14	12	15	14	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 8	SE 10	SE 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 12	SW 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	614	256	188	217	868	729	835	743	671	496	314	324	353	335	329	936	1435	1949	2129	2060	1915
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 10	ESE 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	83	236	228	69	184	173	128	319	319	314	208	365	235	188	263	323	317	242	238	238	180
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SE 9	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 11	S 8	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	—	—	—
kJ	78	103	50	32	18	18	99	16	16	16	211	30	205	371	429	12	4	3	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	300	798	1080	1127	1254	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	4	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	21	19	21	0	0	0	0	0	21	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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