Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1338 | 932 | 825 | 645 | 614 | 494 | 442 | 389 | 396 | 403 | 494 | 746 | 919 | 919 | 905 | 878 | 837 | 837 | 760 | 700 | 700 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.25m | 7:32AM1.23m | 7:38PM1.15m | 8:52AM1.20m | 9:13PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.54m | 1:41PM0.71m | 2:06AM0.61m | 3:15PM0.73m | 3:31AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  | |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | 7:10 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1338 | 932 | 825 | 645 | 614 | 494 | 442 | 389 | 396 | 403 | 494 | 746 | 919 | 919 | 905 | 878 | 837 | 837 | 760 | 700 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | S 9 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 110 | 82 | 106 | 109 | 94 | 103 | 80 | 120 | 34 | 61 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 700 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 17 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 33 | 64 | 93 | 100 | 130 | 48 | 37 | 49 | 43 | 69 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 146 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 23 | — | 117 | 133 | 160 | 173 | 246 | 324 | 265 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 30 | 164 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 390 | 488 | 2507 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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