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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
19.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Nov)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (20 Nov)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
2
1
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
2.4
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
S
2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSW
1.9
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)151616161515151414141313131312121111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156728444070426841903922381834563167274723942084205317751571944821969941764606599755710
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononglassoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
1.68
3:53AM
1.58
4:00PM
1.65
4:23AM
1.56
4:30PM
1.61
4:55AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.27
9:44PM
0.17
9:51AM
0.28
10:13PM
0.19
10:22AM
0.31
10:43PM
0.23
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------5:11-------5:11-------5:11
Sunset--7:13-------7:14-------7:15-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------12
Temp. °C212120171616172022222017171616212423211818181818
Feels °C (?)201919181615161921211918171616202221191618192017
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