Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 14 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 (15 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	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
Wave Graph
kJ	254	260	248	211	211	207	173	139	622	864	87	68	69	71	50	51	55	82	82	82	56	55	55	53
Wind (km/h)	SSW	N	NW	N	NW	NW	W	S	SSW	NW	NNW	W	NNW	NNW	W	SSW	SW	WSW	NNW	WSW	NNW	NNE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on
High Tide	3:52PM1.86m				4:07AM1.89m				4:35PM1.93m				4:49AM1.87m					5:17PM1.94m				5:29AM1.79m
Low Tide			10:03PM0.12m				10:24AM0.01m				10:47PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m				11:30PM0.13m				11:40AM0.07m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	14	15	18	18	16	15	15	14	14	14	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17
Feels °C	14	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	14	14	15	15	13	13	17	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	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 12	SW 11
kJ	254	260	248	211	211	207	173	315	496	533	1394	2541	2557	2405	2050	1708	1452	1326	1109	917	1167	1369	1301	1008
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	E 9	SSW 17	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
kJ	41	9	14	17	26	38	54	139	622	864	548	68	69	71	50	51	55	82	82	82	56	55	55	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSW 9	SSE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 18	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	27	32	24	39	38	38	121	312	139	110	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	—	SW 5	SW 6	—	—	SW 11	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	21	—	34	47	—	—	589	589	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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