Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 1AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 29			Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	0	0	2	4	3	3	2	0	1	3	4
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 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7	E 8	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1077	1018	1018	1018	902	888	796	784	784	414	551	524	451	400	537	486	629	800	1055
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:58PM1.73m				4:03AM1.75m				4:26PM1.80m				4:31AM1.77m				4:54PM1.85m
Low Tide			10:02PM0.28m				10:14AM0.13m				10:31PM0.23m				10:41AM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	13	13	15	17	18	18	16
Feels °C	12	13	14	13	12	12	15	14	12	12	13	13	11	10	13	14	15	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	1077	1018	1018	1018	902	888	796	784	784	700	700	373	451	400	436	486	286	800	711
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	—	—	—	247	210	193	232	232	—	—	—	632	560	494	418	341	12	244	207
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	—	—	S 19	—	SW 18	SSW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	173	98	—	—	7	—	12	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	ESE 9	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	—	ESE 8	—	E 8
kJ	390	385	328	331	266	—	—	—	318	414	551	524	366	298	537	—	629	—	1055
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	40	18	0	0	0	0	18	40	40	40	18	0	0	0	18	40	40	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga 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	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	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Left Point Australia	Bancoora Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Arrawarra Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Sky Williams New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Herolds Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Herolds Bay today (30 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Summer School: The Timeline of The Boardshort

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website