Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 7PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1783 | 1537 | 1319 | 1109 | 1021 | 838 | 736 | 590 | 520 | 511 | 403 | 403 | 303 | 241 | 364 | 274 | 228 | 431 | 369 | 309 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.04m | 00:26AM1.10m | 1:08PM1.20m | 1:13AM1.25m | 1:38PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.81m | 6:51AM0.66m | 7:16PM0.65m | 7:25AM0.51m | 7:46PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1783 | 1537 | 1319 | 1109 | 1021 | 838 | 736 | 590 | 520 | 511 | 403 | 403 | 303 | 241 | 153 | 145 | 149 | 431 | 369 | 160 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 90 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 70 | — | 87 | 86 | 142 | 183 | 233 | 237 | 228 | 10 | 16 | 309 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | 168 | 183 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 69 | 129 | 175 | 182 | 364 | 274 | 220 | 139 | 160 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 364 | 390 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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