Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	0	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	622	864	87	70	69	49	50	51	55	57	82	57	56	56	55	54	52	51	58	121	209	214	264	199
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	WSW	WSW	N	N	W	SSW	SSW	WNW	WSW	NNW	WNW	N	ESE	SSE	ESE	NE	S	NW	WNW	NNW	W	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide	4:35PM1.93m				4:49AM1.87m					5:17PM1.94m				5:29AM1.79m				5:56PM1.90m				6:08AM1.68m
Low Tide			10:47PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m				11:30PM0.13m				11:40AM0.07m				00:11AM0.21m				12:16PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—
	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	15	15	14	14	14	15	16	17	15	15	16	16	16	16	18	18
Feels °C	14	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	15	16	14	14	14	15	15	16	14	15	16	15	15	15	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SW 9	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	SW 10
kJ	622	488	1394	2667	2717	2557	2050	1708	1452	1242	1127	1018	1243	1250	1064	844	712	593	468	356	315	241	264	335
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 16	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	SW 10	S 11
kJ	110	864	584	70	69	49	50	51	55	57	82	57	56	56	55	54	52	51	51	121	209	214	177	199
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	3	110	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	37	58	51	51	51	50	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	499	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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