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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at The Heads today?
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 2PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 12634 | 9321 | 6976 | 5541 | 4920 | 4441 | 4275 | 4319 | 4257 | 3874 | 3539 | 3278 | 2762 | 2496 | 2013 | 1928 | 1733 | 1538 | 1390 | 1230 | 1505 | 1415 | 1297 | 1252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:21PM 1.19 | 12:49AM 1.26 | 1:24PM 1.37 | 1:41AM 1.40 | 2:04PM 1.54 | 2:17AM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:44PM 0.63 | 7:12AM 0.51 | 7:41PM 0.47 | 7:55AM 0.36 | 8:20PM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route
Cross-on wind has become cross-off at The Heads (gales from the ENE at SHIP6987 69 km from The Heads). A 6.1m groundswell from the SW is too big for here
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