Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1908 | 1911 | 1172 | 2141 | 2444 | 2226 | 3609 | 1765 | 1362 | 967 | 853 | 941 | 1000 | 933 | 1051 | 1461 | 1748 | 1712 | 1877 | 1522 | 1561 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.54m | 2:33AM1.66m | 3:01PM1.71m | 3:16AM1.75m | 3:41PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.28m | 8:26PM0.29m | 8:51AM0.13m | 9:12PM0.15m | 9:30AM0.03m | 9:53PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 1908 | 1911 | 1172 | 2141 | 2444 | 2226 | 3609 | 1765 | 1362 | 967 | 802 | 585 | 459 | 329 | 1051 | 1461 | 1748 | 1712 | 1877 | 1522 | 1561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | S 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 15 | 878 | 443 | — | — | — | 352 | — | 13 | 65 | 114 | 317 | 744 | 297 | 297 | 211 | 211 | 149 | 92 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 45 | 47 | 35 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 229 | 266 | 650 | 639 | 853 | 941 | 1000 | 933 | 688 | 597 | 615 | 906 | 1271 | 1505 | 1321 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 516 | 497 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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