The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 1AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
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3
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111214141413131313131313121313141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172322753502455847704414391732885400463142074084373234783135345750156039545654056343714782458651
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.74
5:11AM
1.84
5:36PM
1.64
5:53AM
1.67
6:22PM
1.50
6:42AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.09
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.24
12:28AM
0.38
1:01PM
0.41
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset6:00-------5:59-------5:58-------
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-------------22111--
Temp. °C222015141414171818151414131420211716151515151717
Feels °C (?)16148887101114131111111116161212101111111313
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