Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 10AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1493 | 1383 | 1226 | 1864 | 2193 | 1080 | 1077 | 1028 | 875 | 573 | 537 | 368 | 535 | 442 | 386 | 394 | 427 | 525 | 586 | 473 | 1092 | 705 | 545 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.79m | 3:55PM1.96m | 4:12AM1.79m | 4:26PM1.95m | 4:45AM1.75m | 4:59PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM-0.00m | 10:08PM-0.04m | 10:13AM0.00m | 10:40PM-0.01m | 10:45AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1493 | 1383 | 1226 | 86 | 2193 | 1080 | 1077 | 1028 | 875 | 573 | 537 | 368 | 311 | 309 | 377 | 394 | 427 | 525 | 586 | 473 | 299 | 295 | 221 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 394 | 336 | 336 | 535 | 442 | 386 | 341 | 282 | 236 | 205 | 137 | 129 | 218 | 290 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 9 | — | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 123 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 20 | — | 2 | 54 | 102 | 149 | 123 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | — | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 86 | 141 | 1864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | 77 | 75 | 1092 | 705 | 545 | 396 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 164 | 164 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 26 | 26 |
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