The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Heads sea temperature is

18.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Heads today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 11AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (06 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	!	!	!	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	846	1696	1271	1420	1354	1079	1263	1228	2053	1871	2024	2440	3478	4196	3861	3460	2953	2442	1587	1280	1062	920	763	592	478
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:52PM1.70m					2:16AM1.55m				2:25PM1.74m				2:48AM1.61m				2:56PM1.76m				3:19AM1.64m
Low Tide		7:40AM0.31m					8:14PM0.19m				8:15AM0.25m				8:45PM0.14m				8:48AM0.22m				9:13PM0.11m


	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	7:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	2	1	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	21	20	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	15	14	15	14	16	19	18	18	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	17	18	18	16	16	14	13	14	13	12	13	13	14	13	12	13	11	13	14	12	12	12	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 7
kJ	846	1111	1271	176	378	439	12	1228	1791	1871	2024	2440	3478	4196	3861	3460	2953	2442	1587	1280	1062	920	763	592	286
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 11
kJ	31	31	21	21	22	22	—	12	6	9	9	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	478
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 21
kJ	60	48	47	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	SW 10	—	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	—	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	—
kJ	442	1696	—	1420	1354	1079	1263	—	2053	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	78	197	339	539	396	277	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	2	5	5	5	4	4	2	1	2	2	4	3	3
Distance (km)	7	8	30	30	30	7	8	7	8	7	7	8	1038	26	26	26	11	26	387	387	390	390	26	8	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Inner Pool	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Buffalo Bay	Ding Dangs	Brak River	Brak River	Kaaimans River Mouth	The Wreck	The Wreck		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point					Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4		5	5	5	4	4					4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	2	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9

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