Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 4PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2651 | 3457 | 3131 | 3945 | 2472 | 2075 | 1551 | 1649 | 1456 | 1710 | 1751 | 1322 | 2365 | 3951 | 3446 | 2940 | 2688 | 1062 | 802 | 801 | 760 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.34m | 1:42AM1.52m | 2:17PM1.54m | 2:33AM1.66m | 3:01PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.46m | 8:06AM0.28m | 8:26PM0.29m | 8:51AM0.13m | 9:12PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2651 | 2596 | 19 | 3352 | 2472 | 2075 | 1551 | 1649 | 1456 | 1710 | 1751 | 1322 | 2365 | 3951 | 3446 | 2940 | 2688 | 1062 | 802 | 585 | 467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | — | 30 | 17 | 321 | 164 | 169 | 27 | 67 | 326 | 934 | — | 69 | 24 | — | 20 | 116 | 65 | 114 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 26 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 88 | — | 15 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 25 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | — | SE 7 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3457 | 3131 | 3945 | 403 | — | 187 | — | 147 | — | 928 | — | — | — | 429 | 453 | 438 | 261 | 638 | 801 | 760 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 8 | 29 | 1523 | 1036 | 1090 | 8 | 29 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 390 |
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