Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 612 | 612 | 614 | 688 | 505 | 919 | 647 | 1179 | 1220 | 1244 | 1304 | 1482 | 1360 | 1172 | 1155 | 1137 | 1299 | 1069 | 773 | 761 | 683 | 683 | 819 | 1025 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.28m | 8:29PM1.38m | 8:46AM1.22m | 9:35PM1.39m | 10:07AM1.21m | 10:45PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.57m | 1:57PM0.47m | 2:50AM0.58m | 2:58PM0.51m | 4:04AM0.55m | 4:08PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 612 | 612 | 614 | 688 | 505 | 919 | 431 | 1179 | 1220 | 1244 | 1304 | 1482 | 1360 | 1172 | 1155 | 1137 | 1299 | 1069 | 773 | 761 | 683 | 683 | 819 | 1025 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 111 | 386 | 563 | 477 | 460 | 439 | 647 | 373 | 356 | 350 | 297 | 292 | 281 | 229 | 184 | 174 | 135 | 133 | 130 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | 84 | 46 | 31 | 224 | 10 | 152 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 28 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 104 | 102 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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