Check the Beach

Herolds Bay

Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:51 pm
6 am
5.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
Now
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
21 km/hmph E
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:51 pm
Today
5.7Good6 am106
6.0Good7 am64
6.0GoodNow21
5.7Good9 am106
4.2Fair10 am1711
3.9Poor11 am2113
3.5Poor12 pm2113
3.7Poor1 pm2214
3.7Poor2 pm2515
3.4Poor3 pm2616
3.7Poor4 pm2415
4.0Fair5 pm2013
5.1Fair6 pm1710
Sat
4.6Fair6 am85
4.7Fair7 am74
4.8Fair8 am53
4.9Fair9 am42
4.9Fair10 am106
5.4Fair11 am149
7.0Great12 pm106
7.0Great1 pm149
7.0Great2 pm117
7.2Great3 pm106
7.3Great4 pm128
6.5Good5 pm106
6.5Good6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.1 m. High at 2 am, 0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -1.1 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 2 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -1.1 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -1.1 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 52%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 26%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 8%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 80 m250 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms140 m440 ft away
  • Showers60 m210 ft away
  • Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
650 m0.4 miHerolds Bay (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miGeorge Airport (GRJ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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