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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 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
20.2° 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 4PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 792 | 792 | 880 | 961 | 1092 | 1092 | 1141 | 1141 | 1172 | 1214 | 1242 | 1338 | 1465 | 1328 | 1252 | 1162 | 878 | 725 | 640 | 520 | 520 | 475 | 424 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:00PM 1.56 | 6:35AM 1.57 | 6:47PM 1.41 | 7:28AM 1.48 | 7:41PM 1.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:57AM 0.29 | 12:15AM 0.23 | 12:48PM 0.41 | 1:01AM 0.35 | 1:46PM 0.52 | 1:52AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 |
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