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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 31 Mar 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
18.1° C
 (Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 9PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

Hourly12 Days
Garden Route Surf
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Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tue
08
5 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 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)16151514141414141313131313131212121212121212121212121111111111118888998131418171616161616151515141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)357732412779254425092350217117881838191520051846172915971474136112561177920154717881687162213101036819665560486478394379487654804864972813630711879288333163217319728952823258225162147192717481504146312771222120411861061932
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
1.81
5:18AM
1.94
5:39PM
1.69
5:56AM
1.75
6:18PM
1.53
6:37AM
1.53
7:04PM
1.35
7:28AM
1.30
8:15PM
1.17
9:03AM
1.11
10:51PM
1.11
11:49AM
1.11
12:39AM
1.25
1:03PM
1.23
1:27AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
-0.01
11:34AM
0.03
11:41PM
0.13
12:11PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.32
12:53PM
0.40
1:09AM
0.53
1:50PM
0.59
2:32AM
0.72
3:51PM
0.72
5:38AM
0.74
6:16PM
0.66
7:07AM
0.61
7:15PM
0.52
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tue
08
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:22-------6:20-------6:19-------6:17-------6:15-------6:15---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211818171918171719161616151619191916151515162122201818181819222321181818181924242219191918202626242221202020232322191919
Feels °C (?)221918161819171718161615141618171715141413141818171617171820222321191919181922201816171818202525232221202120232423202019
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