Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 7PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	17s
Evening (27 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	4	3	0	0	4	3	4	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	4	2	3	2	0	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	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
Wave Graph
kJ	2629	3509	3375	6630	6132	5192	4697	2368	2305	2148	2089	2060	1710	1411	1253	192	1061	1077	1077	1018	1018
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	E	ESE	E	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			2:57PM1.52m				3:03AM1.61m				3:28PM1.63m				3:33AM1.69m				3:58PM1.73m
Low Tide	8:50AM0.38m				9:00PM0.44m				9:19AM0.28m				9:32PM0.35m				9:47AM0.19m				10:02PM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	1	4	3	2	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	13	15	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	14	14	10	9	10	10	12	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	12	14	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	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	ESE 8
kJ	2629	3509	3375	6630	6132	5192	4697	2368	2305	2148	2089	2060	1710	1411	1253	1110	1061	1077	1077	1018	358
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	E 7	SSW 17	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 10	SSE 7	S 12	—	S 12	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 6	—	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	74	9	1549	—	5	—	—	—	—	2	77	3	—	3	135	192	123	—	—	—	1018
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 10	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	4	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 6	S 7	—	—	—	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	—	118	475	—	—	—	447	438	313	248	110	208	321	290	236	98	170	154	312	426	465
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	94	237	323	40	40	40	40	40	358	40	40	40	18	0	0	40	40	40	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4			7	6	6	5	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	6	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cape St Martin South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Balimbing Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	4	8	7	5	4	4

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