The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
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1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
1
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
E
9
1.1
SW
10
1.5
WSW
9
2
WSW
7
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
252
264
264
269
275
220
205
171
168
140
134
204
127
103
211
354
372
1120
2189
2189
2093
1801
2062
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NW
20
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:49PM1.26m
11:31AM1.18m
00:11AM1.38m
12:41PM1.28m
1:03AM1.51m
1:27PM1.39m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.62m
5:27AM0.64m
5:44PM0.57m
6:43AM0.51m
6:45PM0.47m
7:30AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
23
22
21
23
29
28
22
20
18
17
16
16
20
19
18
16
14
13
13
13
15
16
25
22
22
21
19
21
27
26
22
19
19
17
17
17
20
18
18
12
10
8
6
6
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
1
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
E
9
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
SW
13
1.5
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
284
252
264
264
269
275
194
157
130
127
140
134
204
127
103
211
226
71
59
65
66
113
534
976
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
290
234
226
186
211
264
220
205
171
168
92
66
68
81
57
101
96
55
34
34
17
49
50
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.2
SSW
11
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
10
8
2
17
7
6
4
10
9
9
12
43
96
25
34
20
19
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
SW
3
1.5
WSW
9
2
WSW
7
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
1
2
354
372
1120
2189
2189
2093
1801
2062
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
7
7
0
7
0
0
29
26
26
29
7
29
765
499
499
424
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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