The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Heads sea temperature is

15.3°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 (09 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9			Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3065	2576	1897	1665	1358	1358	1336	1347	1439	1904	1876	1750	1607	1475	1365	1246	1042	860	761
Wind (km/h)	SSW	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NE	NW	WNW	W	SW	S	SSE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:52PM1.87m				3:10AM1.72m				3:22PM1.90m				3:40AM1.74m				3:51PM1.87m
Low Tide			9:09PM0.04m				9:12AM0.08m				9:37PM0.02m				9:41AM0.08m				10:04PM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	16	14	14	16	20	21	20	17	16	16	16	18	20	20	19	16	16
Feels °C	16	15	17	13	13	16	19	19	18	17	17	16	15	18	19	19	20	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	3065	2576	1897	1665	1358	1358	1336	1347	1439	1904	1876	1750	1607	1475	1365	1246	1042	860	761
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 11	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	65	64	64	64	45	44	43	495	60	42	24	26	20	15	17	45	96	92	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	E 9	WSW 12	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 10	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	60	57	—	42	42	42	42	43	17	48	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	164	27	35	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	8	0	0	0	0	0	26	26	26	8	0	0	0	7	7	30	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Lookout Beach	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Strandfontein West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	7	9	9	9	8	8	4	5	6	6

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