Herolds Bay, South Africa

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Heroldsbai vanaf uitkykpunt — Herolds Bay, the nearest town. Photo: Jpmeijers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Herolds Bay

Herolds Bay is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Herolds Bay you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Herolds Bay, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is GRJ, 5 km away.

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Staying in Herolds Bay

20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: GRJ, 5 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Herolds Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Herolds Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Herolds Bay too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Sun 25

Wilderness Beach18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wilderness

6 ft509 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

7 ft713 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

8 ft820 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Wilderness Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	509kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft7 smushy	191kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	713kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	7 ft8 smushy	589kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	8 ft8 scrumbling	820kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	195kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	20°C

Wilderness Rivermouth15.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Wilderness, 2 km

6 ft593 kJ

5 ft242 kJ

7 ft732 kJ

8 ft735 kJ

9 ft961 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Wilderness Rivermouth, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	593kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	5 ft7 smushy	242kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	732kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	8 ft8 scrumbling	735kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	9 ft8 scrumbling	961kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	231kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft7 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	20°C

Vic Bay (Beachbreak)14.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Wilderness, 3 km

7 ft565 kJ

5 ft242 kJ

7 ft732 kJ

8 ft735 kJ

9 ft961 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Vic Bay (Beachbreak), each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	7 ft8 scrumbling	565kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft7 smushy	242kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	732kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	8 ft8 scrumbling	735kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	9 ft8 scrumbling	961kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	231kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft7 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	20°C

Victoria Bay14.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Wilderness, 3 km

7 ft565 kJ

5 ft242 kJ

7 ft732 kJ

8 ft735 kJ

9 ft961 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Victoria Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	7 ft8 scrumbling	565kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft7 smushy	242kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	732kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	8 ft8 scrumbling	735kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	9 ft8 scrumbling	961kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	19°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	231kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft7 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	20°C

Lourie Reef3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft520 kJ

5 ft222 kJ

6 ft589 kJ

7 ft614 kJ

8 ft847 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lourie Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	6 ft9 shollow	520kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft8 shollow	222kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	15°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	6 ft9 shollow	589kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	7 ft8 shollow	614kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	8 ft8 shollow	847kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 shollow	195kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft7 shollow	67kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	17°C

Herolds Bay0.2 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft459 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

6 ft492 kJ

7 ft526 kJ

8 ft767 kJ

4 ft180 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Herolds Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	6 ft9 shollow	459kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft7 shollow	195kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	15°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	6 ft9 shollow	492kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	7 ft8 smushy	526kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	8 ft8 scrumbling	767kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 shollow	180kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft6 shollow	58kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	17°C

Glentana8.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Glentana, 1 km

5 ft384 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

5 ft399 kJ

6 ft414 kJ

7 ft653 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Glentana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	5 ft9 shollow	384kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft7 shollow	158kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	5 ft9 shollow	399kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	6 ft8 smushy	414kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	7 ft8 scrumbling	653kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	2 ft6 shollow	46kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Herolds Bay, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Herolds Bay

Dutton's Cove Restaurant0.4 km from the centre
Dik Frik BBQBarbecue · 0.5 km from the centre
Cucina1.1 km from the centre
Herolds Bistro and Bar1.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits