The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 22 Dec 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 20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 6AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Dec)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Afternoon (22 Dec)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Evening (22 Dec)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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		Monday 22								Tuesday 23								Wednesday 24
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	707	1058	832	802	713	666	695	846	914	833	739	586	450	425	288	231	226	188	196	196	271	554	675	393
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	NW	W	SSW	SW	SW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NNW	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			4:53AM 1.59				4:57PM 1.61					5:26AM 1.59				5:29PM 1.57				6:01AM 1.58				6:05PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)	10:40PM 0.18				10:53AM 0.32					11:11PM 0.18				11:28AM 0.34				11:44PM 0.20				12:05PM 0.37

		Monday 22								Tuesday 23								Wednesday 24
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	20	23	26	26	25	22	21	21	22	22	23	23	21	20	19	18	18	19	21	21	19	18
Feels °C (?)	23	23	22	25	27	27	27	24	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	18	15	15

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