Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 294 | 294 | 288 | 250 | 372 | 780 | 1339 | 2066 | 2021 | 2027 | 2680 | 3232 | 3781 | 3615 | 3013 | 2610 | 2407 | 2148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.62m | 7:21AM1.37m | 7:51PM1.50m | 8:19AM1.23m | 9:00PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.37m | 1:24PM0.39m | 2:18AM0.48m | 2:22PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 349 | 294 | 294 | 288 | 250 | 250 | 780 | 1339 | 2066 | 2021 | 2027 | 2680 | 3232 | 3781 | 3615 | 3013 | 2610 | 2407 | 2148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 350 | 263 | 258 | 220 | 187 | 372 | 240 | 209 | 200 | 196 | 157 | 151 | 117 | 117 | 88 | 88 | 64 | 65 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 64 | 86 | 188 | 156 | 142 | 113 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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