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The Heads surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Dec 2024 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
22.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Heads today?

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 8AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (25 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (25 Dec)4ft (1.2m)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 
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
5 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 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
4
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
ESE
1.9
E
1
SW
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
E
1.8
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
0.8
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)111110101012121212121217161616151515141414141313131312121212121277117777777777711101091010109121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5825154503773284093143093093093034053864584894654476146766671238736124711441037932833794710644478383321345228262355310435355249208143148118121271929221758861650637442287191514441347263216
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
N
5
NE
10
NW
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
ESE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offglasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
1.29
12:34AM
1.15
12:44PM
1.35
1:26AM
1.24
1:32PM
1.42
2:08AM
1.34
2:14PM
1.51
2:46AM
1.44
2:52PM
1.59
3:22AM
1.53
3:28PM
1.66
3:57AM
1.60
4:04PM
1.70
4:32AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
0.68
6:23PM
0.60
6:18AM
0.65
7:16PM
0.51
7:16AM
0.57
7:58PM
0.41
8:02AM
0.48
8:36PM
0.31
8:42AM
0.40
9:12PM
0.23
9:20AM
0.32
9:46PM
0.16
9:57AM
0.26
10:21PM
0.10
10:35AM
0.22
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:16-------5:16-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18--
Sunset----7:39-------7:40-------7:40-------7:40-------7:40-------7:42-------7:42-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182226262622212020252728292424222223232222211919182124252321212020242626242221212126282825212121202224232120201918212324
Feels °C (?)182225242422232220262829312726232323232221222020192223232019202020252525222122242428302925222121212423212020212019222223
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