Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 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):

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 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	-	-
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 Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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)	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2707	2993	3387	3337	3139	3092	2832	2611	2470	2179	2032	1967	1961	1993	1815	1754	1679	1494	1272	1208	1154	718	550	515
Wind (km/h)	S	SW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSE	ESE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				11:09PM1.51m				12:05PM1.32m				00:30AM1.57m				1:18PM1.44m				1:37AM1.68m
Low Tide	4:29PM0.58m					5:48AM0.49m				6:00PM0.55m				7:05AM0.39m				7:18PM0.45m					8:06AM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—
	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	16	16
Feels °C	12	13	12	11	10	10	13	12	13	13	12	12	11	12	14	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	2707	2993	3387	3337	3139	3092	2832	2611	2470	2179	2032	1967	1961	1993	1815	1754	1679	1494	1272	1208	1154	718	550	515
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7
kJ	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	14	11	11	10	12	12	12	147	173	205
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	SSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	12	12	14	3	3	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	—	SE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	17	13	—	183	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	40	18	18	18	18	40	40	40	40	40	40	18	40	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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