Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	2	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 9	E 10	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
Wave Graph
kJ	211	207	173	139	622	864	87	68	69	49	50	51	55	57	82	82	56	56	55	53	52	51	57	83
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	W	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	SSW	SW	N	SW	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	W	NNE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	NE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide					4:35PM1.93m				4:49AM1.87m					5:17PM1.94m				5:29AM1.79m				5:56PM1.90m
Low Tide			10:24AM0.01m				10:47PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m				11:30PM0.13m				11:40AM0.07m				00:11AM0.21m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	18	20	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	15	16	17	16	17	17	16
Feels °C	14	13	16	17	15	15	16	14	15	14	16	16	17	16	15	16	14	15	15	16	15	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 16	SW 14	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
kJ	211	207	173	160	459	459	1394	2667	2717	2557	2050	1708	1452	1326	1127	903	910	1111	1055	860	712	593	468	356
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 11	E 10	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	E 10	S 13
kJ	32	39	55	139	622	864	538	68	69	49	50	51	55	57	82	82	56	56	55	53	52	51	50	83
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	E 10
kJ	38	38	121	128	139	110	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	36	57	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 7	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	138	334	654	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	3	1	4	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	21	19	0	0	18	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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