The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Heads sea temperature is

19.1°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 2PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	514	514	522	522	522	514	514	1229	714	1235	1044	1275	1046	2305	2088	1991	1576	1791	1501	1783	2925	3651	3543	2976	2676
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:15PM1.61m				1:41AM1.47m				1:52PM1.70m					2:16AM1.55m				2:25PM1.74m				2:48AM1.61m
Low Tide		7:00AM0.39m				7:41PM0.28m				7:40AM0.31m					8:14PM0.19m				8:15AM0.25m				8:45PM0.14m


	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	7:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	23	21	20	19	19	18	17	18	21	20	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	15	14	13	14
Feels °C	19	20	21	18	19	19	19	17	16	17	18	17	15	15	14	13	12	12	14	14	14	14	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 9	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	514	514	522	522	522	514	514	923	714	885	20	176	452	23	23	1991	1576	1547	1501	1783	2925	3651	3543	2976	2676
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 8	SW 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	WSW 11	WSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 11	SSW 16	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	80	66	51	43	45	61	60	63	45	31	81	21	22	24	24	13	6	6	9	90	6	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 15	SW 14	E 8	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	E 11	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	26	14	15	21	53	63	57	60	48	47	—	12	—	—	—	—	2	—	9	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 5	NW 3	SW 12	WSW 8	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	12	17	22	31	1	1229	638	1235	1044	1275	1046	2305	2088	—	—	1791	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	29	47	7	0	0	7	7	7	30	30	29	30	7	7	29	7	7	7	30	26	11	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth	Victoria Bay	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Groenvlei	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Brak River	Ding Dangs	Keurbooms	Brak River	Lookout Beach	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Lookout Beach Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lebu Chile	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Barbel Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

storm austen

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Heads surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at The Heads today (05 Nov):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website