Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 11AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	3	4	4	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SSW 20	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	335	1117	1647	2191	2345	2116	218	222	183	186	186	186	213	254	711	572	488	129	127	147	94	640	3424
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			8:11AM1.27m				8:43PM1.40m				9:15AM1.16m				9:54PM1.28m				10:59AM1.11m
Low Tide					2:09PM0.58m				3:11AM0.67m				3:06PM0.72m				4:36AM0.74m				4:44PM0.79m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—
Temp °C	14	13	15	15	14	13	13	14	13	12	15	16	14	14	13	13	13	12	17	19	14	14	14
Feels °C	13	12	14	13	13	12	12	14	11	9	13	13	13	13	12	11	12	10	15	15	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 12	SSW 18
kJ	335	1117	1647	2191	2345	2116	1915	1634	1285	1112	1010	977	961	887	711	572	488	913	1055	1193	94	1520	3424
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSW 21	SSW 20	SW 12
kJ	389	329	317	300	255	229	218	222	183	186	186	186	154	160	416	423	379	129	127	147	90	640	1496
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	E 10	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSE 8	SE 7	S 23	SSE 8	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	329	7	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	104	213	254	209	186	131	25	14	10	6	94	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1903	1454	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	1	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	18	0	0	0	0	19	25	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	21	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	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	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Ding Dangs
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Periwinkles 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)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4

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