Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

17.0° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (19 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	149	187	198	83	125	188	213	188	177	128	319	319	314	314	365	380	371	429	1038	1435	1949	2129	2060	183
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	WNW	NW	SSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSE	SSE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	SSE	SSE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			6:46AM1.55m				7:14PM1.69m				7:26AM1.41m				7:55PM1.54m					8:11AM1.27m				8:43PM1.40m
Low Tide	00:51AM0.32m				12:51PM0.29m				1:31AM0.44m				1:27PM0.44m					2:15AM0.57m				2:09PM0.58m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	17	17	15	15	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	13
Feels °C	15	15	14	16	14	12	10	11	12	11	12	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	12	14	14	13	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	257	186	190	614	235	188	213	188	834	819	671	606	281	235	400	310	366	329	1038	1435	1949	2129	2060	1944
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 11	SW 10	SW 12	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	230	256	244	83	236	228	33	31	177	128	319	319	314	314	365	380	250	314	323	273	242	242	222	183
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	SE 9	S 10	SSW 14	E 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 11	SW 11	S 18	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	149	187	198	78	125	50	69	18	17	99	16	16	215	176	56	205	371	429	8	8	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	439	971	1046	1200	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	21	18	21	23	0	0	0	0	21	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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