The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1
S
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)9111111109991111111111111111101313101091012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)203180145143134231649108315962143174913761219763690635623382512441376196198309
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
1.31
1:13PM
1.33
1:39AM
1.49
1:57PM
1.47
2:16AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.59
7:12AM
0.53
7:27PM
0.43
7:59AM
0.36
8:06PM
0.29
8:34AM
0.23
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:37-------6:37--
Sunset6:30-------6:28-------6:27-------
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C201818181719212019171616161720201917161615172222
Feels °C (?)211919181619201918171515151619191817161615172120
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