The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Heads today (06 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jun)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (06 Jun)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (06 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 6								Sunday 7								Monday 8
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	913	944	945	731	646	575	522	635	612	612	614	688	496	560	579	1179	1220	1244	1208	1360	1266	1266	1155	1137
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	ESE	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:49AM1.35m				7:33PM1.39m				7:40AM1.28m					8:29PM1.38m				8:46AM1.22m				9:35PM1.39m
Low Tide	00:51AM0.53m				1:07PM0.41m				1:44AM0.57m				1:57PM0.47m					2:50AM0.58m				2:58PM0.51m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	14	17	15	13	13	13	13	13	18	20	18	16	16	16	15	16	14	14	15	14	13
Feels °C	10	9	9	12	15	14	11	10	10	10	10	16	18	16	13	13	14	13	14	11	11	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	913	944	945	731	646	575	522	635	612	612	563	688	496	439	373	1179	1220	1244	1208	1360	1266	1266	1155	1137
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 13	SW 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	529	464	398	332	276	225	225	150	109	386	614	469	439	560	579	356	350	350	297	281	229	180	173	133
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 8	S 8	S 8	SW 14	SW 9	SW 9	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	251	289	371	290	286	282	223	175	216	84	46	31	224	148	152	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	WSW 5	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	91	111	103	92
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	8	7	6	7	6	5	9	9

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