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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Heads today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | |
860 | 846 | 700 | 689 | 772 | 956 | 925 | 884 | 800 | 661 | 593 | 546 | 494 | 486 | 461 | 606 | 663 | 784 | 471 | 925 | 671 | 1328 | 485 | 1425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.52m | 3:23AM1.61m | 3:48PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.61m | 4:21PM1.54m | 4:28AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.34m | 9:38AM0.23m | 9:47PM0.33m | 10:10AM0.23m | 10:20PM0.34m | 10:42AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 |
17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 860 | 846 | 700 | 689 | 772 | 956 | 925 | 884 | 800 | 661 | 593 | 546 | 494 | 486 | 461 | 606 | 663 | 784 | 471 | 925 | 671 | 21 | 466 | 1425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 40 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 451 | 46 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 71 | — | — | 24 | 44 | 24 | 29 | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 62 | 1328 | 485 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 88 |
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