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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
22.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 10AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111010101011131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1600142012291001875725615615548551588612653592406828803754782802722769647658
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononononglassoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
1.66
4:16PM
1.70
4:41AM
1.73
4:46PM
1.71
5:11AM
1.77
5:17PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.24
10:29PM
0.08
10:45AM
0.20
10:57PM
0.05
11:17AM
0.18
11:26PM
0.06
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-5:35-------5:35-------5:37------
Sunset----7:39-------7:39-------7:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171820212018171617192122211918171720242424201919
Feels °C (?)171818191917171416202019181717161620232222192021
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