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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Heads today?
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
618 | 512 | 380 | 673 | 982 | 1015 | 1118 | 1152 | 998 | 809 | 691 | 821 | 975 | 1000 | 919 | 829 | 745 | 982 | 781 | 659 | 428 | 380 | 330 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:04AM1.77m | 5:35PM1.65m | 5:52AM1.63m | 6:26PM1.56m | 6:44AM1.47m | 7:26PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.11m | 11:42PM0.25m | 12:10PM0.22m | 00:38AM0.37m | 1:02PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
618 | 365 | 362 | 386 | 380 | 330 | 325 | 202 | 235 | 231 | 190 | 120 | 116 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 80 | 627 | 541 | 475 | 428 | 380 | 330 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
181 | 512 | 380 | 81 | 74 | 102 | 116 | 111 | 106 | 104 | 133 | 127 | 58 | 37 | 43 | 84 | 32 | 78 | 123 | 118 | 138 | 134 | 120 | 116 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
38 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 82 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 75 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
144 | 92 | 111 | 673 | 982 | 1015 | 1118 | 1152 | 998 | 809 | 691 | 821 | 975 | 1000 | 919 | 829 | 745 | 982 | 781 | 659 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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