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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 07 Feb 2025 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
22.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (07 Feb)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (07 Feb)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

Hourly12 Days
Garden Route Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
3
4
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2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
E
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1
SW
1.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121212111111141313121212121212121211121413131313121212777788888111111778810101111121515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11371010103993391882282280874371075410839302201297524581991191422192348221920611791152014198971507105310219326996775285035096856535266093783442592662355511872844406907191162136515001613196855065120459038983232
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
W
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
1.24
12:54AM
1.17
1:18PM
1.33
2:00AM
1.33
2:14PM
1.46
2:44AM
1.49
2:55PM
1.57
3:19AM
1.62
3:29PM
1.65
3:50AM
1.73
3:59PM
1.71
4:19AM
1.79
4:27PM
1.72
4:47AM
1.82
4:54PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.61
7:04AM
0.63
7:52PM
0.47
8:11AM
0.48
8:37PM
0.33
8:54AM
0.35
9:12PM
0.21
9:29AM
0.25
9:42PM
0.12
10:00AM
0.17
10:10PM
0.07
10:29AM
0.14
10:35PM
0.05
10:55AM
0.13
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset--7:28-------7:27-------7:25-------7:25-------7:24-------7:23-------7:22-------7:22-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C283028262524212222222320202020192020202019191920232422201918182124252221212020232727282322212021192020201918171921222118
Feels °C (?)283128282725212221212220202020182019191918181719202119171817182224232019201920242828302321191918161717181817171919211918
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