Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 841 | 841 | 757 | 769 | 690 | 609 | 591 | 554 | 590 | 520 | 880 | 973 | 957 | 980 | 1064 | 761 | 828 | 1145 | 1040 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.71m | 4:33AM1.68m | 4:56PM1.75m | 5:01AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.22m | 10:42AM0.08m | 11:02PM0.19m | 11:09AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 841 | 841 | 757 | 769 | 690 | 609 | 471 | 444 | 374 | 281 | 284 | 621 | 651 | 666 | 744 | 125 | 127 | 809 | 727 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SW 13 | S 19 | — | E 10 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 170 | 256 | 265 | 591 | 7 | — | 117 | 281 | 240 | 197 | 155 | 153 | 75 | 74 | 336 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 176 | 74 | 64 | — | — | — | 12 | 244 | 44 | 41 | 89 | 86 | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 484 | 414 | 420 | — | 312 | 312 | 115 | 554 | 590 | 520 | 880 | 973 | 957 | 980 | 1064 | 761 | 828 | 1145 | 1040 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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