The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Heads sea temperature is

18.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Heads today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	93	62	142	92	102	329	785	1068	1611	1417	1808	1638	1355	1463	1102	1053	892	790	584	574	457	457	648
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	SSW	S	SE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	4:30AM1.74m				4:45PM1.84m					5:10AM1.66m				5:26PM1.70m				5:55AM1.55m				6:13PM1.53m
Low Tide			10:31AM0.09m					11:01PM0.07m				11:13AM0.19m				11:43PM0.20m				12:00PM0.34m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	18	20	20	19	16	16	16	16	20	24	23	22	19	17	17	17	19	22	22	21	18	18
Feels °C	15	18	19	19	18	15	16	15	16	20	24	22	22	20	18	17	18	20	23	23	23	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 7	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14
kJ	93	62	58	51	80	90	785	1068	1611	1417	1808	1638	1355	1463	1102	1053	892	790	584	574	457	457	648
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 8	SW 10	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	46	50	142	92	102	104	109	208	138	168	238	204	240	296	332	163	188	196	217	221	120	188	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SE 8	E 7	E 7	SSW 19	SW 10	SE 8	ESE 8	SW 10	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	ESE 10	E 8	SW 15	SW 12
kJ	80	61	60	34	35	329	177	77	82	134	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	148	80	176	147
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	13	12	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	7	7	30	26	8	0	0	0	0	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	26	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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