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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 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
22.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 4AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (25 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121111111111111112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21621955199618441624148513791272127213101193121310871027932102710461208125012721261126113371493
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
ENE
0
E
5
N
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
W
10
W
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglasscross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
1.45
7:33AM
1.59
7:52PM
1.31
8:28AM
1.46
9:03PM
1.18
9:51AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
0.29
1:54PM
0.42
1:55AM
0.43
2:59PM
0.53
3:04AM
0.57
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:43--
Sunset7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C221918181720242423201919182123242221202019222423
Feels °C (?)212019191721232322202021192223252224222120222422
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