Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.8° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	1	1	3	2	2	3	2	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	2470	2179	2077	1967	1854	1845	1815	1649	1590	1388	1269	1208	857	731	604	515	452	366	353	339	318	265	260	255
Wind (km/h)	SSE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	SE	E	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide				00:30AM1.57m				1:18PM1.44m				1:37AM1.68m					2:17PM1.59m				2:33AM1.79m
Low Tide		6:00PM0.55m				7:05AM0.39m				7:18PM0.45m					8:06AM0.26m				8:21PM0.31m				8:57AM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—
	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	17	17
Feels °C	15	13	12	11	12	11	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	15	14	15	16	15	15	13	13	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	2470	2179	2077	1967	1854	1845	1815	1649	1590	1388	1269	1208	857	731	604	515	452	174	178	188	193	226	231	232
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	98	14	11	11	10	12	12	151	125	121	153	174	366	353	339	318	265	260	255
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 12	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	W 11	W 11	SW 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	13	12	15	12	3	3	25	25	10	2	2	8	12	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	158	—	—	—	—	—	224	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	18	18	0	0	40	228	40	40	40	40	18	18	0	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Nahoon Reef Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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