The Heads Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.07° S 23.06° E)

Surf Forecasts:

The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 16 Nov 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 19.5° 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: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (16 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

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		Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	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)	3	3	3	3	1	0	2	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	6	7	7	7	11	10	10	10	16	15
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1863	1932	2355	3341	2837	2349	2239	1805	1674	976	1205	1066	604	533	361	431	395	282	191	180	120	117	326	326
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	SE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	NE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		1:21AM 1.34				1:29PM 1.56				1:55AM 1.43					2:01PM 1.62				2:26AM 1.50				2:31PM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)				7:18AM 0.44				7:54PM 0.32				7:51AM 0.38					8:22PM 0.25				8:22AM 0.33

		Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-

Rain (mm)	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	16	16	19	19	18	16	15	14	13	18	21	21	19	17	16	15	15	18	21	22	20	18
Feels °C (?)	16	15	15	14	15	14	14	12	12	12	11	16	17	16	14	13	14	15	15	19	19	20	18	17

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