The Heads Surf Break

The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Heads sea temperature is
17.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at The Heads today (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 1PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (25 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3398
2944
2155
1719
1247
1037
825
1055
2583
2961
3211
3524
3294
2958
2615
2178
1809
1560
1470
1388
1367
1308
1452
1346
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
0
NW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:01PM1.22m
1:11AM1.38m
1:49PM1.29m
1:57AM1.43m
2:30PM1.37m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.53m
6:55PM0.60m
7:41AM0.47m
7:46PM0.54m
8:21AM0.40m
8:29PM0.48m
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
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5:25
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
14
17
21
19
18
19
18
18
19
23
25
21
20
20
21
22
21
21
19
17
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
16
21
19
17
19
17
17
19
23
25
21
19
20
19
19
18
20
18
18
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Energy kJ
3398
2944
2155
1719
1247
1037
825
634
2583
2961
3211
3524
3294
2958
2615
2178
1809
1560
1470
1388
1367
1308
1452
1346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.3
SSW
18
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SSW
16
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
49
70
103
106
62
91
1055
62
57
42
53
36
78
57
68
69
77
64
43
43
30
26
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SE
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.4
SE
6
0.1
S
24
0.6
SW
4
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
63
414
78
44
30
36
9
11
12
46
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
1.4
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
SE
7
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
27
127
150
194
106
88
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
8
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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