Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.8° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3139	3092	2832	2611	2470	2179	2032	1929	1961	1993	1815	1754	1493	1413	1269	1208	770	718	534	515	452	359	322	275
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WSW	S	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide				12:05PM1.32m				00:30AM1.57m				1:18PM1.44m				1:37AM1.68m					2:17PM1.59m
Low Tide		5:48AM0.49m				6:00PM0.55m				7:05AM0.39m				7:18PM0.45m					8:06AM0.26m				8:21PM0.31m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	13	14	13	13	12	11	12	11	13	12	13	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	3139	3092	2832	2611	2470	2179	2032	1929	1961	1993	1815	1754	1493	1413	1269	1208	770	718	534	515	203	211	211	263
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	14	14	11	10	12	12	131	147	143	162	452	359	322	275
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	13	12	12	12	3	3	25	25	10	48	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	25	0	0	18	18	18	0	40	289	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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