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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Heads today?
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
813 | 616 | 486 | 320 | 298 | 355 | 341 | 350 | 341 | 361 | 450 | 494 | 676 | 687 | 828 | 689 | 679 | 967 | 889 | 647 | 625 | 614 | 1898 | 2548 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 4:11AM1.70m | 4:32PM1.59m | 4:39AM1.63m | 5:01PM1.53m | 5:08AM1.55m | 5:32PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.17m | 10:30PM0.28m | 10:51AM0.23m | 10:59PM0.34m | 11:21AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 813 | 616 | 486 | 320 | 298 | 355 | 341 | 304 | 316 | 361 | 450 | 494 | 244 | 687 | 828 | 689 | 679 | 658 | 647 | 647 | 625 | 614 | 1898 | 2548 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 289 | 284 | 279 | 281 | 227 | 167 | 162 | 350 | 341 | 331 | 298 | 319 | 147 | 240 | 240 | 189 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 121 | 260 | 80 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 6 | SW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 82 | 154 | 173 | 211 | 251 | 326 | 305 | 125 | 96 | 232 | 231 | 215 | 11 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 31 | — | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 676 | — | — | — | — | 967 | 889 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
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