Fishing spotsHerolds Bay

Herolds Bay

Rock And Surf fishing spot

Herolds Bay
📍 -34.0560, 22.3960🧭 Best winds: Light land breezes and westerly moderate seas🌊 Best tide: Low tide up for gulley access; pushing tide brings fish onto ledges🚗 Informal parking near the point; don't leave valuables

A steep little cove backed by cliffs, with gulleys either side of the swimming beach. Kob and garrick off the western point, blacktail and zebra in the gulleys, shad at dawn in season. Small water that fishes big.

⚠️ Safety: HIGH RISK in swell: watch every wave, fish with a partner, never fish big sea alone

Conditions & forecast

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Spot info

📍 GPS

-34.0560, 22.3960

🚗 Parking

Informal parking near the point; don't leave valuables

🚶 Access / walk

Rock scramble — sturdy grip shoes essential

🧭 Best winds

Light land breezes and westerly moderate seas

🌬️ Worst winds

Big SW swell makes ledges lethal; strong easterlies blow out the water

🌊 Best tide

Low tide up for gulley access; pushing tide brings fish onto ledges

🪨 Bottom structure

Rock ledges, gulleys and mixed reef

🎯 Casting

Short-to-medium casts — fish often at your feet in the wash

🚁 Drone

🚫 Prohibited — DFFE (DAFF) bans the use of drones for fishing, deploying baits or spotting fish in South African waters.

🛶 Kayak

Not suitable — rock-and-swell terrain

🪱 Bait collection

Redbait and rock baits on some ledges — strict limits, permit required

📋 Local rules

Permit required; several rocky sections fall inside MPAs — verify zone

Where it is

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