Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 344 | 338 | 282 | 277 | 351 | 330 | 307 | 251 | 209 | 175 | 344 | 466 | 241 | 619 | 665 | 694 | 1269 | 1130 | 969 | 882 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.84m | 4:08AM1.76m | 4:26PM1.89m | 4:37AM1.76m | 4:54PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.05m | 10:07PM0.09m | 10:13AM0.01m | 10:35PM0.06m | 10:40AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 9 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 403 | 256 | 226 | 282 | 277 | 351 | 330 | 307 | 251 | 209 | 167 | 344 | 466 | 226 | 619 | 665 | 694 | 1269 | 1130 | 969 | 882 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 313 | 344 | 338 | 169 | 158 | 225 | 229 | 153 | 151 | 170 | 175 | 128 | 125 | 241 | 224 | 264 | 326 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 121 | 160 | 156 | 147 | 197 | 238 | 164 | 162 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 66 | 66 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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