The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Heads sea temperature is

16.8° C

The Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Heads today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	!	!	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1671	1497	2077	1777	1946	2571	2632	3685	3364	3125	3024	3450	3764	3708	3451	3256	3123	2893	2601	2493	2377	2094	1868	1868
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NNW	NW	S	SSE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	9:05AM1.23m				9:46PM1.44m				10:33AM1.20m					11:10PM1.43m				12:05PM1.25m				00:31AM1.50m
Low Tide			3:08PM0.50m				4:23AM0.51m				4:29PM0.55m					5:49AM0.47m				6:00PM0.52m				7:05AM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	11	11	11	11	14	15	14	13	12	12	13	13
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	12	12	10	11	12	12	12	11	9	10	9	9	12	12	13	12	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1671	1497	1450	1777	1946	2571	2632	3685	3364	3125	3024	3450	3764	3708	3451	3256	3123	2893	2601	2493	2377	2094	1868	1868
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 18	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	E 13	—	W 13	—
kJ	283	486	771	659	674	11	4	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	—	—	—	3	—	3	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	18	18	8	8	2	2	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	WSW 6	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	154	2077	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Groenvlei Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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