Current weather conditions and live observations for The Heads based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Heads right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
Plettenberg Bay 23 km E137 m above sea level 48 minutes ago	no report	wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		16.7 °C	-	- - - -
George Airport 63 km WSW191 m above sea level 1 hour ago	no report	wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		14.8 °C	20	20 -
George Airport 65 km WSW215 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry and cloudy	moderate winds from the W (26 km/h at 270°)		13 °C	9.0	9.0 overcast
Joubertina 79 km ENE546 m above sea level 1 hour ago	no report	wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		14.3 °C	-	- -
Willowmore 97 km NNE808 m above sea level 1 hour ago	no report	wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		13.0 °C	-	- -
Stilbaai 157 km SW103 m above sea level 48 minutes ago	no report	wind obs. (20 kph from 60 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		16.9 °C	-	- -
Cape Saint Francis 166 km E7 m above sea level 1 hour ago	no report	wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		15.5 °C	-	- - - -
Riversdale 167 km WSW99 m above sea level 48 minutes ago	no report	wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		13.1 °C	-	- -
Ladismith 177 km W538 m above sea level 1 hour ago	no report	wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		12.2 °C	-	- -
Beaufort West 197 km NW899 m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		- °C	-	- -

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Heads and within an acceptable time window.