Heaven Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(West Coast, South Africa)

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Heaven Surf Guide

Heaven in Western Cape is a reasonably exposed reef and point break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the south. Able to handle light onshore wind Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Heaven Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	4	inconsistent	14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Heaven:

The best conditions reported for surf at Heaven occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Heaven (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Heaven with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 69% of the time in January while 8% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

69%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

23%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Heaven Location Map

Interactive Heaven surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Heaven is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 152 km (94 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Heaven is Springbok Airport (SBU), also in South Africa, 336 km (209 miles) away.

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Heaven Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 12:41 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW
Period (s)	12	11	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross	cross- off	off

What does Heaven look like?

Latest photos from Heaven. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: dalmyn roets

Tides at Heaven

Current tide and informaton

For Cape St Martin, 2 km from Heaven.

Next High Water: 05:20pm | 1.32m

Next Low Water: 11:20pm | 0.43m

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Heaven Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.9 °C) at Heaven is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite