Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2381 | 2880 | 3391 | 3523 | 3348 | 3180 | 2824 | 2511 | 2340 | 2063 | 1922 | 1671 | 1545 | 1003 | 811 | 657 | 951 | 2030 | 2545 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.76m | 6:13AM1.53m | 6:34PM1.62m | 6:54AM1.38m | 7:20PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.21m | 12:14PM0.26m | 00:51AM0.35m | 12:56PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2381 | 2880 | 3391 | 3523 | 3348 | 3180 | 2824 | 2511 | 2340 | 2063 | 1922 | 1671 | 1545 | 1003 | 811 | 657 | 503 | 341 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 48 | 187 | 158 | 192 | 488 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 39 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 362 | 951 | 2030 | 2545 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 586 | 483 |
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