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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 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
21.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Dec)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (31 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)888999999111111101010131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)326326376394413422363318281237228254266231196253205418405374361314314236
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
0
NE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
1.32
1:11PM
1.58
1:52AM
1.45
2:09PM
1.68
2:44AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.39
6:47AM
0.45
7:42PM
0.28
7:53AM
0.34
8:35PM
0.17
8:48AM
0.23
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sunrise-----5:18-------5:18-------5:20--
Sunset7:40-------7:42-------7:42-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111------------
Temp. °C242019202021232424212120202123242321201919212123
Feels °C (?)242120212122232426242523232324242322212121232223
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