The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Heads sea temperature is

15.7°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 2PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	11ft (3.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13							Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	2	2	3	2	2	!	!	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2379	2037	1714	1554	1624	2483	3144	1961	1524	1322	1156	1020	980	984	831	846	776	694	617	553	418	414	580
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	W	WSW	WSW	S	NE	NNE	N	N	WSW	S	E	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross	on	glassy
High Tide	4:36AM1.75m				4:50PM1.88m					5:04AM1.68m				5:18PM1.77m				5:32AM1.58m				5:45PM1.63m
Low Tide			10:38AM0.04m					11:02PM0.08m				11:05AM0.12m				11:29PM0.18m				11:31AM0.24m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—
mm	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	20	19	18	19	20	21	20	20	17	17	16	15	15	16	17	21	21	21	18	16
Feels °C	15	16	17	19	18	17	19	20	20	20	22	17	17	18	16	15	16	17	21	20	20	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 10
kJ	2379	2037	1714	1554	1303	1019	2285	1961	1524	1322	1156	1020	980	984	831	846	776	694	617	553	418	351	412
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 11	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	2	—	—	804	792	632	543	418	392	373	314	68	224	224	224	194	172	194	209	580
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 6	SW 6	S 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SW 17	E 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	268	68	29	17	50	94	204	414	284
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1147	1147	1047	1101	1624	2483	3144	—	—	—	—	—	22	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	26	26	11	26	26	11	11	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	8	29	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Gerickes Point	Herolds Bay	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	5	5	7	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6

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