Herolds Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 22.36° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Herolds Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Herolds Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s
Evening (26 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26							Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	3	4	4	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	49	269	337	411	400	389	23	17	341	561	2629	3643	4185	5808	5478	5036	4483	2547	3631	2148	2089	1906	1710
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	E	ENE	N	W	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					2:23PM1.40m				2:29AM1.51m				2:57PM1.52m				3:03AM1.61m				3:28PM1.63m
Low Tide			8:16AM0.50m				8:26PM0.55m				8:50AM0.38m				9:00PM0.44m				9:19AM0.28m				9:32PM0.35m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	20	22	21	21	17	15	14	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	12	18	20	19	18	14	12	12	12	13	14	13	10	9	10	9	12	11	10	11	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	1344	1129	945	765	710	593	966	1044	878	864	2629	3643	4185	5808	5478	5036	4483	2547	3631	2148	2089	1906	1710
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 12	—
kJ	49	269	337	411	400	389	23	17	341	561	74	6	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	142	88	3	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	38	38	38	38	24	18	17	16	8	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	SW 5	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	SE 7	E 10	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	21	43	—	—	10	11	10	—	5	293	2	124	261	277	232
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	21	0	0	19	18	229	421	358	40	40	40	40	40	40	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Groenvlei	Brak River	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Brak River	Keurbooms				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5				5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	5	5

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