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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
20.4° 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: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (11 Mar)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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)
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.1
ESE
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.8
E
1.2
SSW
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)117788888899999991399121212129
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4184034684507436436175664324938171007690705653565505440373361361325325275
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
0
N
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
1.17
7:18AM
1.17
7:48PM
1.02
8:53AM
1.03
12:31AM
1.01
12:40PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
0.66
1:48PM
0.73
1:56AM
0.82
5:08PM
0.81
6:31AM
0.83
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset6:52-------6:51-------6:50-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262020202023272829242424242731313026262422243028
Feels °C (?)252020202125272828242324232630302924242322252928
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