Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 16 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 (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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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)	1.5ft (0.5m)	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 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	48	49	50	52	55	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	52	37	58	121	206	214	325	280	253	235	227
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	SE	SSE	ENE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	SW	S	ESE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide						5:17PM1.94m				5:29AM1.79m				5:56PM1.90m				6:08AM1.68m				6:35PM1.81m
Low Tide				11:03AM0.01m				11:30PM0.13m				11:40AM0.07m				00:11AM0.21m				12:16PM0.16m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	17	17	15	14	14	14	13	14	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	14	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	18	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	2717	2557	2050	1708	1452	1326	1127	1075	1129	1250	1102	844	712	639	517	388	356	241	325	396	450	367	257
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	48	49	50	52	55	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	52	33	58	121	206	214	208	280	253	235	227
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	37	33	33	33	33	32	32	127	183	234
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	21	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth 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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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