The Heads Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.07° S 23.06° E)

Surf Forecasts:

The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (17 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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		Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	12	6	7	7	6	11	10	10	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1760	976	1205	905	655	533	361	431	350	227	191	153	120	229	326	287	606	350	541	503	437	282	535	424
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	NNE	SW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	NE	NE	ENE	S	SSE	SE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		1:55AM 1.43					2:01PM 1.62				2:26AM 1.50				2:31PM 1.66				2:55AM 1.55				3:01PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)				7:51AM 0.38					8:22PM 0.25				8:22AM 0.33				8:49PM 0.20				8:52AM 0.29

		Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:12	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	14	18	21	21	19	17	16	15	15	18	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	18	21	21	20	17
Feels °C (?)	12	12	12	16	17	17	14	13	14	15	15	18	20	19	18	19	18	18	16	18	19	19	18	16

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