Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 836 | 701 | 688 | 568 | 568 | 558 | 651 | 792 | 1102 | 1499 | 2426 | 3592 | 3952 | 3786 | 3027 | 2089 | 2053 | 1910 | 2274 | 1897 | 1625 | 1567 | 1482 | 1351 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.06m | 12:04PM1.21m | 00:20AM1.19m | 12:46PM1.37m | 1:02AM1.33m | 1:18PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.69m | 6:21PM0.67m | 6:23AM0.56m | 7:01PM0.51m | 7:01AM0.43m | 7:34PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 836 | 701 | 688 | 568 | 568 | 558 | 651 | 792 | 1102 | 1499 | 2426 | 3592 | 3505 | 3131 | 2346 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 1351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 59 | 75 | 69 | 65 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3952 | 3786 | 3027 | 2089 | 2053 | 1910 | 2274 | 1897 | 1625 | 1567 | 1482 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 415 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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