The Heads Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South-Africa – Garden Route)
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The Heads Spot ID: Type: sandbar Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell SSE | Wind N Sea Temperature Today is: 16.4 °C |
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 16:33 Local time
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The Heads in Garden Route is a reasonably exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Hazards include and rips.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Mosselbaai, South Africa, 85 miles from The Heads.
The Heads Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Knysna, 3 km from The Heads.
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Overall The Heads Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
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The figure illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single The Heads surf consistency graph. Also see The Heads surf quality by season and The Heads surf quality by month. |
The Heads Location Maps
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Visitor Reviews of The Heads |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Heads:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) | 4 mi |
| Second closest break | Buffalo Bay Wildside | 5 mi |
| Third closest break | Buffalo Bay | 5 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Fish Boma | 7 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Goukamma River Mouth | 7 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to The Heads: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Brazil Buoy | 4168 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Lion Buoy | 5368 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Nice Buoy | 5415 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Middle Atlantic Buoy | 5680 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Gascogne Ouest Arcachon Buoy | 5739 mi |
Tide stations nearest to The Heads: |
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| Closest tide station | Mosselbaai | 53 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Port Elizabeth | 147 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Cape Town | 267 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | East London | 289 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Durban | 551 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to The Heads: |
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| Closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 369 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 493 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Cerro Castor (Argentina) | 4446 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Cerro Mirador (Chile) | 4607 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Mount Hermon (Israel) | 4732 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to The Heads: |
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| Closest city location | Knysna (South Africa) | 2 mi |
| Second closest city location | George (South Africa) | 39 mi |
| Third closest city location | Beaufort West (South Africa) | 123 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Uitenhage (South Africa) | 136 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Port Elizabeth (South Africa) | 145 mi |
- The nearest passenger airport to The Heads is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 63 km (39 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to The Heads is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 96 km (60 miles) away.
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