Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1276 | 1056 | 948 | 878 | 782 | 647 | 636 | 527 | 518 | 518 | 441 | 407 | 347 | 335 | 580 | 819 | 865 | 754 | 650 | 650 | 772 | 860 | 959 | 986 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.59m | 6:29AM1.47m | 7:01PM1.57m | 7:10AM1.40m | 7:43PM1.53m | 7:59AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.23m | 00:32AM0.38m | 12:39PM0.27m | 1:14AM0.41m | 1:18PM0.34m | 2:03AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1276 | 1056 | 948 | 878 | 782 | 647 | 636 | 527 | 518 | 518 | 441 | 407 | 347 | 335 | 580 | 819 | 865 | 754 | 650 | 650 | 772 | 860 | 959 | 986 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 159 | 211 | 202 | 98 | 98 | 155 | 159 | 141 | 138 | 99 | 62 | 168 | 122 | 302 | 251 | 247 | 183 | 180 | 143 | 141 | 123 | 92 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 11 | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 63 | 130 | 173 | 173 | 183 | 174 | 176 | 174 | 238 | 221 | 144 | 142 | 44 | 184 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 128 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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