The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 May 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
2
3
4
2
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
813
616
486
320
298
355
341
350
341
361
450
494
676
687
828
689
679
967
889
647
625
614
1898
2548
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
WNW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:11AM1.70m
4:32PM1.59m
4:39AM1.63m
5:01PM1.53m
5:08AM1.55m
5:32PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.17m
10:30PM0.28m
10:51AM0.23m
10:59PM0.34m
11:21AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:45
5:44
5:43
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
23
26
22
20
18
17
17
18
19
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
21
25
21
19
17
16
16
17
16
14
15
15
16
14
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.5
WSW
10
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
813
616
486
320
298
355
341
304
316
361
450
494
244
687
828
689
679
658
647
647
625
614
1898
2548
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
12
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
289
284
279
281
227
167
162
350
341
331
298
319
147
240
240
189
176
164
161
161
121
260
80
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.4
E
6
0.6
SW
13
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
82
154
173
211
251
326
305
125
96
232
231
215
11
113
7
7
4
12
12
12
12
31
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
1.8
SW
10
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
3
7
5
676
967
889
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
4
1
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
8
26
8
0
0
0
0
0
29
30
7
0
0
7
7
0
7
7
7
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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