Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	4	5	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	708	659	674	2253	3385	3341	3110	2667	2707	2993	3387	3337	3139	2904	2789	2611	2304	2268	1930	1824	1824	1715	1676	1622
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	S	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	S	SE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			9:45PM1.51m				10:33AM1.26m					11:09PM1.51m				12:05PM1.32m				00:30AM1.57m				1:18PM1.44m
Low Tide	3:07PM0.54m				4:22AM0.54m				4:29PM0.58m					5:48AM0.49m				6:00PM0.55m				7:05AM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—
	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	15
Feels °C	14	14	12	12	11	12	13	12	12	13	12	11	10	10	13	11	12	11	11	11	12	12	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1290	1534	1676	2253	3385	3341	3110	2667	2707	2993	3387	3337	3139	2904	2789	2611	2304	2268	1930	1824	1824	1715	1676	1622
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	W 13	W 13	SW 12	WSW 12
kJ	708	659	674	8	3	3	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	—	—	—	—	3	13	772	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	—
kJ	19	8	8	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1721	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	5	4	5	5	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	25	21	19	21	21	0	0	25	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	18	0	0	18	0	0	40	267
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Brak River	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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