Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 17	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	218	214	214	209	196	243	211	280	268	281	300	289	243	206	203	207	176	171	807	113	88	90	68	68
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	ESE	N	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	S	S	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	W	SSW	S	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	on	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:07PM1.74m				3:23AM1.86m				3:52PM1.86m				4:07AM1.89m				4:35PM1.93m				4:49AM1.87m
Low Tide	8:57AM0.14m				9:15PM0.20m				9:42AM0.05m				10:03PM0.12m				10:24AM0.01m				10:47PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	5:38
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	18	17	15	15	14	15	14	15	17	19	16	15	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	17	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	16	17	15	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	214	181	181	181	173	243	211	280	268	281	300	289	243	206	203	207	176	171	579	584	1753	2834	2756	2557
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	E 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 8	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 12	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	218	214	214	209	196	122	133	80	80	59	32	32	24	8	16	24	36	259	807	1057	488	90	68	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSW 15	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 9	SSW 10	E 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 13	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 18	E 9	E 9	E 10	—	—	—
kJ	12	21	7	12	12	44	122	47	28	27	27	68	21	39	38	38	72	316	139	113	88	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	WSW 5	WSW 6	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	7	9	24	34	55	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth		Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	3		2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	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	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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