Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 2PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2173 | 4098 | 4794 | 4232 | 3543 | 2937 | 2368 | 1914 | 1655 | 1444 | 1250 | 723 | 644 | 469 | 550 | 460 | 612 | 441 | 739 | 694 | 594 | 549 | 1019 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.12m | 8:20PM1.16m | 9:23AM1.00m | 10:47PM1.07m | 12:37PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.68m | 2:58AM0.75m | 3:17PM0.82m | 6:04AM0.77m | 6:39PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2173 | 4098 | 4794 | 4232 | 3543 | 2937 | 2368 | 1914 | 1655 | 1444 | 1250 | 723 | 644 | 469 | 550 | 460 | 612 | 441 | 739 | 694 | 594 | 549 | 1019 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | E 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 380 | 347 | 354 | 211 | 303 | 268 | 322 | 31 | 2 | 181 | 189 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 48 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | W 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 29 | 53 | 85 | 2 | 313 | 84 | 126 | — | 427 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 343 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 7 |
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