The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Heads sea temperature is

15.4°C

The Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Heads today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 2PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	633	731	529	1005	638	545	517	485	545	655	666	1011	1320	1695	1608	1553	1023	939	783	640	573	499	369
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	W	ESE	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	4:45AM1.75m				4:59PM1.87m					5:19AM1.66m				5:35PM1.74m				5:57AM1.53m				6:16PM1.57m
Low Tide			10:45AM0.05m					11:13PM0.07m				11:20AM0.15m				11:50PM0.20m				11:59AM0.30m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	18	18	16	15	14	14	13	16	23	26	23	20	21	21	24	27	31	32	31	22	17
Feels °C	10	11	14	12	10	11	10	11	10	13	20	23	20	17	19	18	21	25	28	31	30	20	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SSE 9	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	SE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	633	731	529	299	340	221	137	277	231	655	222	341	327	304	1608	844	1023	939	783	640	573	499	369
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	—	SE 11	SW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 4
kJ	278	205	142	129	218	290	286	73	146	235	429	447	—	142	304	515	171	205	166	158	148	144	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	WSW 11	—	SSE 8	S 8	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 12
kJ	34	55	102	149	142	23	—	72	34	146	—	—	—	—	304	304	208	119	116	94	73	55	116
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 5	E 5	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	N 3	—	—	SSW 3	WSW 4
kJ	21	52	45	1005	638	545	517	485	545	—	666	1011	1320	1695	524	1553	—	—	8	—	—	3	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	390	390	390	26	26	26	26	0	11	8	26	26	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	4				4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Anael France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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