The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Heads sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131111121213131313131414141414131313131415161515151415151515151414141414141313131312121211111212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3053331833562559207117361591155816551665165521072143549186284775636359315048441036583271306629752961330114958997312440116351055392728932956992078029723962175046473739452936247219631717261115781580387214171390354939211650138426071124118312631251
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
1.43
2:35PM
1.37
2:42AM
1.51
3:12PM
1.47
3:18AM
1.58
3:47PM
1.55
3:53AM
1.64
4:21PM
1.63
4:28AM
1.67
4:55PM
1.69
5:02AM
1.67
5:30PM
1.72
5:38AM
1.64
6:07PM
1.73
6:16AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
0.40
8:32PM
0.47
9:02AM
0.31
9:11PM
0.38
9:36AM
0.22
9:48PM
0.31
10:10AM
0.16
10:24PM
0.26
10:42AM
0.11
11:00PM
0.24
11:15AM
0.10
11:37PM
0.23
11:49AM
0.11
12:17AM
0.26
12:25PM
0.17
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise-7:33-------7:33-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31--
Sunset----5:31-------5:31-------5:32-------5:32-------5:34-------5:35-------5:35-------
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Rain (mm)
----------------------------121-----------------------------
Temp. °C11111518151413131313202416141414151417181614131312121614131212111011131413121111109161815141413121115161413121111111415
Feels °C (?)88121513119998152013131312141316161514121110101387666571011119777613151291099812121111109991212
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