The Heads Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.07° S 23.06° E)

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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 07 Jul 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 18.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Evening (07 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Garden Route Surf

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	Monday 07							Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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	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	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
Rating (10 max)	!	!	3	!	!	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	3	2	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	12	11	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	16	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	9	10
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	6240	4837	5965	6031	5674	4025	3431	3132	2851	3150	3172	2527	2060	1845	1632	1472	1502	1575	1532	2002	5027	7832	4163	6179	7661	6981	5921	5014	4242	3634	3271	3133	3320	3674	5022	14090	20260	9964	8335	8220	7848	16125	6987	5980	5333	4743	4386	3904	3275	2871	2222	1772	1460	1522	1093	1005	929	885	2618	2826
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	WSW	SSE	NE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	WSW	WSW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	ENE	E	SE	SE	NNE	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				1:54PM 1.27					2:01AM 1.43				2:35PM 1.37				2:42AM 1.51				3:12PM 1.47				3:18AM 1.58				3:47PM 1.55				3:53AM 1.64				4:21PM 1.63				4:28AM 1.67				4:55PM 1.69					5:02AM 1.67				5:30PM 1.72				5:38AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		7:42AM 0.49				7:48PM 0.55					8:25AM 0.40				8:32PM 0.47				9:02AM 0.31				9:11PM 0.38				9:36AM 0.22				9:48PM 0.31				10:10AM 0.16				10:24PM 0.26				10:42AM 0.11				11:00PM 0.24					11:15AM 0.10				11:37PM 0.23				11:49AM 0.11

	Monday 07							Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
Sunrise	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	14	16	15	13	13	12	11	11	15	18	15	13	13	13	13	13	22	22	16	14	15	15	14	14	16	18	16	14	13	13	13	13	16	20	14	14	13	13	12	11	12	13	13	11	10	10	9	9	14	16	14	12	12	11	10	11	15	15
Feels °C (?)	6	8	9	11	12	11	11	9	8	8	12	15	13	10	9	9	8	8	17	16	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	12	11	10	10	13	15	8	8	7	6	6	6	7	9	10	9	7	7	5	5	12	13	12	10	9	7	7	8	12	11

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