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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Heads today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 1AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | |
652 | 652 | 739 | 910 | 747 | 660 | 544 | 389 | 275 | 475 | 812 | 290 | 479 | 1110 | 1094 | 1652 | 3525 | 3521 | 3200 | 3431 | 3682 | 4174 | 4820 | 5345 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.54m | 4:28AM1.58m | 4:54PM1.52m | 5:00AM1.54m | 5:28PM1.49m | 5:33AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.34m | 10:42AM0.25m | 10:54PM0.37m | 11:14AM0.28m | 11:29PM0.42m | 11:48AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 652 | 652 | 739 | 910 | 747 | 660 | 544 | 389 | 275 | 475 | 812 | 270 | 334 | 459 | 1094 | 936 | 754 | 657 | 531 | 471 | 367 | 314 | 273 | 5345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 54 | 42 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 151 | 163 | 21 | 212 | 355 | 1110 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | E 7 | SSW 12 | — | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | — | — | 15 | 28 | — | 13 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 49 | 290 | 479 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | S 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 22 | — | 632 | — | — | 745 | 782 | 1652 | 3525 | 3521 | 3200 | 3431 | 3682 | 4174 | 4820 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 342 | 26 | 483 | 686 | 485 | 483 | 483 | 465 | 364 | 465 | 465 |
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