Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 28 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 10AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	3	4	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	2	3	1	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	0	0	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	4972	4483	2547	2305	2148	2089	1906	1710	1411	1253	276	1061	1077	1018	1018	1018	1018	902	808	796	745	649	698	617
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		3:03AM1.61m				3:28PM1.63m				3:33AM1.69m				3:58PM1.73m				4:03AM1.75m				4:26PM1.80m
Low Tide				9:19AM0.28m				9:32PM0.35m				9:47AM0.19m				10:02PM0.28m				10:14AM0.13m				10:31PM0.23m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	12	13	15	17	17	15	15	15	14	14	16	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	12	13	12	12	13	12	11	12	14	13	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	4972	4483	2547	2305	2148	2089	1906	1710	1411	1253	1127	1061	1077	1018	1018	1018	302	902	808	796	745	649	649	572
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	—	—	—	SSE 8	S 7	S 12	—	S 12	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	—	—	—	197	109	3	—	3	—	222	175	—	—	—	—	1018	222	193	210	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	S 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	2	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 7	E 8
kJ	—	—	363	381	236	159	344	367	290	248	276	239	217	417	450	397	399	290	223	257	234	371	698	617
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	18	18	0	40	40	40	18	0	0	0	0	18	40	40	40	0
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	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)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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