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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Heads today?
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 8AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | |
1487 | 1659 | 3023 | 2857 | 3028 | 2926 | 2472 | 2964 | 3116 | 3254 | 3275 | 3319 | 3826 | 4004 | 3775 | 2995 | 2628 | 2415 | 2078 | 1679 | 1467 | 1069 | 861 | 669 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.61m | 2:04PM1.48m | 2:14AM1.69m | 2:36PM1.55m | 2:45AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.38m | 8:05AM0.28m | 8:04PM0.30m | 8:35AM0.20m | 8:35PM0.25m | 9:03AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 1487 | 1659 | 18 | 52 | 3028 | 2926 | 2472 | 2964 | 3116 | 3254 | 3275 | 3319 | 3826 | 4004 | 3775 | 2995 | 2628 | 2415 | 2078 | 1679 | 1467 | 1069 | 861 | 633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 18 | — | 20 | 20 | 9 | 591 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 231 | 240 | 208 | 208 | 424 | 373 | 651 | 642 | 669 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 86 | 54 | 173 | 140 | 144 | 174 | 17 | 8 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1474 | 1283 | 3023 | 2857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 415 | 415 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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