Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	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 afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	0	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 16	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	177	128	319	319	314	314	365	353	371	335	1117	1647	2392	2606	2265	214	176	180	186	186	190	988	821	679
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	S	S	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	S	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	N	NW	WSW	SSW	SW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:26AM1.41m				7:55PM1.54m					8:11AM1.27m				8:43PM1.40m				9:15AM1.16m				9:54PM1.28m
Low Tide	1:31AM0.44m				1:27PM0.44m					2:15AM0.57m				2:09PM0.58m				3:11AM0.67m				3:06PM0.72m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	16	17	16	14	14
Feels °C	12	13	12	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	15	14	12	12	13	12	12	12	14	14	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 12	SW 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13
kJ	763	880	802	671	496	314	404	353	341	335	1117	1647	2392	2606	2265	1915	1634	1369	1206	1100	1177	988	821	679
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 10	ESE 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SW 12
kJ	177	128	319	319	314	208	365	270	185	263	329	317	305	265	234	214	176	180	186	186	190	157	186	319
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 11	S 18	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	SSW 15	S 14	SSW 14	ESE 13
kJ	17	99	16	16	8	211	56	205	371	329	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	121	142	198	189
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 5
kJ	1104	1254	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	44
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	21	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	95	40	40	40	0	0	0	19	25	25	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Dias Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Jongensfontein Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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