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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Heads today?
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
2262 | 2653 | 2617 | 1511 | 1853 | 1812 | 2973 | 2712 | 3028 | 2926 | 2472 | 3134 | 3607 | 3746 | 3845 | 4480 | 4924 | 4619 | 4004 | 3530 | 2911 | 2547 | 2144 | 1706 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.39m | 1:42AM1.61m | 2:04PM1.48m | 2:14AM1.69m | 2:36PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.38m | 8:05AM0.28m | 8:04PM0.30m | 8:35AM0.20m | 8:35PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:47 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
57 | 55 | 51 | 1456 | 1853 | 1812 | 52 | 118 | 3028 | 2926 | 2472 | 3134 | 3607 | 3746 | 3845 | 4480 | 4924 | 4619 | 4004 | 3530 | 2911 | 2547 | 2144 | 1706 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
18 | — | — | 31 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 591 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 87 | 279 | 208 | 204 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 13 |
18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 178 | 142 | 170 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2262 | 2653 | 2617 | 1511 | 1131 | 997 | 2973 | 2712 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 481 | 499 | 499 | 415 | 415 | 87 | 84 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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