Question 1

When is the best time to surf in Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

The best surf season in Herzliya is Oct – Apr (October, November, December, January, February, March, April). The sea ranges from 17°C to 29°C over the year.

Question 2

Which months have the most good surf days in Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Herzliya's best spot were good or better most often in December (61% of days, 8% great), January (58% of days, 2% great) and November (54% of days, 6% great), and least often in August (0%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Question 3

Do I need a wetsuit in Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

Water temperature in Herzliya is 17–29°C: boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest).

Question 4

Is Herzliya good for beginner surfers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Herzliya suits beginner and intermediate surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Sidna Ali, HaSharon, Zvulun (Dabush) and Accadia.

Question 5

What are the surf spots in Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

Herzliya has 5 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Sidna Ali (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE)); HaSharon (Beach break, lefts and rights, beginner surfers, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE)); Zvulun (Dabush) (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides); Accadia (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE)); Marina South (HaDromi) (Point break, right-hander, intermediate surfers, faces W (offshore wind from the E)).

Question 6

Where should surfers stay in Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

Swell Cabin lists 146 places to stay within 10 km of Herzliya, including 1 surf camps such as We Surf Camps, 5 hostels, 31 guesthouses and homestays, 12 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

Question 7

What is the nightlife like in Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

Herzliya's evenings centre on the marina, with restaurants, bars and a few clubs, plus live-music venues like Zappa Herzliya; beach events run mostly in summer. Tel Aviv, 15 minutes south, has the region's big nightlife. No current fixed weekly nights could be confirmed.

Question 8

What is the surf forecast for Herzliya this week?

Accepted Answer

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Herzliya and each of its 5 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/herzliya: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

Question 9

When is the best tide to surf in Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Herzliya weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times (approximate: there is no tide gauge near the town).

Question 10

Is the Herzliya surf forecast checked against measurements?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The open water off Herzliya is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 47 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 59 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 75% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-04.

Question 11

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

Trust in this page's data is low (47/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 5 spots fully verified, 1 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

Question 12

Is there a live surf cam in Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Zvulun (Sea Scouts) (Zvulun (Dabush)) on Beach Cam Israel (free); Marina North (Arena Point) (Accadia) on Beach Cam Israel (free); HaDromi (Marina South (HaDromi)) on Beach Cam Israel (free); Dromi (Marina South (HaDromi)) on WaveHub (free); Zvulun (Daniel Hotel) (Zvulun (Dabush)) on WaveHub (free); Marina (Arena Mall) (Accadia) on WaveHub (free). Swell Cabin checks these cams regularly.

Question 13

Is there a surf pool (wave pool) near Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

Yes: SRF Park TLV in Tel Aviv (15 km away, Wavegarden Cove, https://www.srfparktlv.co.il/en/). A wave pool works when the sea is flat and is a good place to learn or train; check its website for sessions and seasons.

Question 14

Where can I take surf lessons in Herzliya?

Accepted Answer

Surf schools in and around Herzliya include מושבות פיננסים, Ultrawave Surfboards, מושבות פיננסים, Ninja’z Surf Club - מועדון גלישה / חוף זבולון / הרצליה, Chinky Beach Herzliya and פלייסרף | flysurf.

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