The Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

The Heads, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Heads sea temperature is
14.6°C
2.9° 

The Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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.

Current Weather near The Heads

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Plettenberg Bay

23 km E137 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

ASCATB23E34S

58 km SSW15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
35
fresh winds from the E
(36 km/h at 92°)
- °C- km
- km


George Airport

63 km WSW191 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
20
moderate winds from the E
(20 km/h at 90°)
14.8 °C20
20

-

ASCATB24E34S

64 km ESE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
45
strong winds from the E
(45 km/h at 85°)
- °C- km
- km


George Airport

65 km WSW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the ESE
(11 km/h at 110°)
13 °C10.0
10.0


ASCATB23E35S

65 km SSW15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
40
fresh winds from the E
(38 km/h at 90°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB22E35S

75 km SSW15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
35
fresh winds from the E
(36 km/h at 94°)
- °C- km
- km


Joubertina

79 km ENE546 m above sea level

2 hours 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

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.0 °C-
-

-

ASCATB24E35S

119 km ESE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
40
strong winds from the ENE
(40 km/h at 78°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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.

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