The Heads Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for The Heads

Issued: 7 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Heads sea temperature is
18.3° C

Normal for this time of year

The Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Heads today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
897
841
695
683
672
672
736
792
928
1007
1160
1160
1130
1111
1017
930
846
914
930
1040
963
897
964
1149
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:07AM1.21m
10:45PM1.44m
11:26AM1.25m
11:52PM1.53m
12:33PM1.35m
00:52AM1.63m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.55m
4:08PM0.52m
5:18AM0.48m
5:20PM0.49m
6:23AM0.37m
6:27PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
13
13
17
16
17
16
13
13
13
13
19
19
17
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
16
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
897
841
695
683
672
672
736
792
928
1007
1160
1160
1130
1111
1017
930
846
914
930
1040
963
897
964
1149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
164
130
127
127
98
96
96
94
68
68
67
44
42
41
41
41
41
42
43
27
39
37
37
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
Energy kJ
11
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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