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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Heads today?
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 9PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | |
2515 | 2440 | 2558 | 2656 | 2581 | 2846 | 2693 | 2568 | 1881 | 1520 | 1191 | 894 | 878 | 716 | 540 | 424 | 354 | 310 | 330 | 360 | 350 | 336 | 331 | 389 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.63m | 3:42AM1.74m | 4:03PM1.62m | 4:11AM1.70m | 4:32PM1.59m | 4:39AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.13m | 9:33PM0.21m | 9:56AM0.13m | 10:01PM0.23m | 10:23AM0.17m | 10:30PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 |
2515 | 2440 | 2558 | 2656 | 2581 | 2846 | 2693 | 2568 | 1881 | 1520 | 1191 | 894 | 878 | 716 | 540 | 424 | 354 | 310 | 277 | 283 | 316 | 322 | 304 | 389 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 |
39 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 119 | 116 | 109 | 276 | 327 | 322 | 302 | 289 | 289 | 284 | 284 | 227 | 218 | 210 | 196 | 350 | 336 | 331 | 345 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 14 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 210 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 82 | 154 | 173 | 211 | 251 | 330 | 360 | 125 | 96 | 229 | 231 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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