Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1703 | 1385 | 1150 | 1059 | 1158 | 961 | 972 | 972 | 1303 | 1465 | 1342 | 1100 | 953 | 808 | 658 | 902 | 1060 | 1208 | 1236 | 931 | 567 | 626 | 721 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.55m | 4:19AM1.60m | 4:47PM1.58m | 4:51AM1.59m | 5:18PM1.60m | 5:22AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.34m | 10:34AM0.20m | 10:48PM0.33m | 11:04AM0.19m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1703 | 1385 | 1150 | 1059 | 1158 | 961 | 972 | 972 | 1303 | 1465 | 1342 | 1100 | 953 | 808 | 658 | 647 | 359 | 220 | 203 | 931 | 567 | 626 | 721 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 103 | 87 | 99 | 6 | 45 | 292 | 381 | 349 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 57 | 338 | 484 | 372 | 250 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 172 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | 27 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 186 | 223 | 273 | 90 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 107 | 148 | 149 | 596 | 902 | 1060 | 1208 | 1236 | — | — | — | — | 361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 360 | 360 | 366 | 85 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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