Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1162 | 1144 | 961 | 1006 | 667 | 580 | 503 | 494 | 478 | 413 | 309 | 825 | 1307 | 1845 | 2368 | 2349 | 2472 | 2205 | 2423 | 3103 | 2519 | 2151 | 2223 | 3134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34AM1.79m | 3:51PM1.96m | 4:06AM1.79m | 4:21PM1.95m | 4:36AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM-0.02m | 10:05PM-0.01m | 10:09AM-0.01m | 10:35PM0.01m | 10:38AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1162 | 1144 | 961 | 1006 | 667 | 580 | 503 | 494 | 478 | 413 | 111 | 825 | 1307 | 1845 | 2368 | 2349 | 2472 | 2205 | 2037 | 1576 | 1426 | 1187 | 947 | 2111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 196 | 178 | 152 | 139 | 132 | 114 | 309 | 91 | 113 | 51 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 804 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 36 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 87 | 116 | 111 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 456 | 748 | 973 | 1678 | 2423 | 3103 | 2519 | 2151 | 2223 | 3134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 343 | 364 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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