Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scotts Head today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scotts Head at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scotts Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 349 | 300 | 306 | 306 | 370 | 204 | 529 | 533 | 340 | 391 | 315 | 276 | 288 | 134 | 332 | 210 | 200 | 195 | 205 | 220 | 183 | 161 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:21PM1.50m | 9:52AM1.38m | 9:58PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.13m | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:41AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 435 | 349 | 300 | 306 | 306 | 45 | 204 | 39 | 533 | 340 | 391 | 315 | 276 | 288 | 134 | 133 | 210 | 200 | 195 | 205 | 220 | 181 | 144 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | N 6 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 1 | 45 | — | 38 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 47 | 31 | 106 | 28 | 28 | 154 | 148 | 132 | 183 | 161 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 7 | NE 11 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 17 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 55 | 111 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 370 | 75 | 529 | — | 219 | 298 | 252 | 185 | 196 | 108 | 332 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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