The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.8
SW
15
1.3
SW
10
0.9
SW
14
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2602
2580
2335
1881
1678
1256
1009
862
664
540
424
281
275
330
341
350
361
408
441
504
430
669
729
490
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
5
SE
0
E
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:42AM1.74m
4:03PM1.62m
4:11AM1.70m
4:32PM1.59m
4:39AM1.63m
5:01PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.13m
10:01PM0.23m
10:23AM0.17m
10:30PM0.28m
10:51AM0.23m
10:59PM0.34m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:45
5:45
5:44
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
23
23
20
17
16
16
16
17
24
25
22
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
14
20
20
19
17
15
14
14
15
22
23
20
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.5
WSW
10
0.9
SW
13
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
SW
10
Energy kJ
2602
2580
2335
1881
1678
1256
1009
862
664
540
424
272
272
304
341
304
361
408
441
504
241
669
513
490
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
119
116
109
276
276
276
253
297
289
284
284
281
275
171
305
350
336
331
282
260
198
192
240
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
10
0.6
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.4
E
6
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
9
8
155
73
73
72
106
69
82
154
222
211
251
330
159
125
125
229
231
215
11
113
140
202
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
WSW
3
1.5
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
1
5
7
5
8
430
729
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
26
8
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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