Hat Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.05° S 153.06° E

Issued: 9 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hat Head sea temperature is

19.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hat Head today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hat Head at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

Table - waves today at Hat Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27						Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	338	318	249	241	198	194	157	146	111	66	45	41	28	29	27	24	35	22	22	22	23	23
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	ESE	SE	NE	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	NW	W	W	WSW	W	E	SE	E	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	6:35AM0.92m				6:56PM1.49m					7:15AM0.97m				7:34PM1.55m				7:53AM1.02m				8:09PM1.59m
Low Tide			12:09PM0.29m					1:39AM0.26m			12:52PM0.24m					2:14AM0.21m				1:32PM0.20m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	17	16	17	15	14	13	13	15	18	17	18	16	15	14	14	16	19	18	17	15
Feels °C	11	13	16	15	17	15	13	12	11	14	16	14	16	15	12	11	11	13	17	15	15	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	338	318	249	241	198	194	157	146	111	66	45	41	28	29	17	24	35	22	22	22	23	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	E 12	E 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 7
kJ	5	5	11	11	10	5	5	2	2	41	31	28	21	12	27	16	16	15	4	10	10	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 7	NE 5	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	13	12	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	7	11	7	7	9	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Distance (km)	0	0	111	0	0	0	0	0	17	17	61	172	31	47	0	0	0	47	69	69	69	47
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