The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Heads sea temperature is

17.4° C

The Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Heads today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 12PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	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	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	8527	7288	6656	4584	4347	3372	3192	2633	2050	1736	2067	2005	2207	1977	1854	1739	1599	1392	1094	980	826	652	1185
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNE	SSE	ESE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ESE	SE	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				12:41PM1.10m				00:56AM1.24m				1:43PM1.21m				1:50AM1.33m					2:24PM1.32m
Low Tide		6:22AM0.67m				6:36PM0.72m				7:32AM0.58m				7:43PM0.63m					8:16AM0.47m				8:26PM0.52m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	17	15	13	13	13	13	13	16	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	21	23	20	18	17
Feels °C	12	11	14	15	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	13	12	12	12	11	11	19	21	19	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	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	SW 13
kJ	8527	7288	6656	4584	4347	3372	3192	2633	2050	1736	2067	2005	2207	1977	1854	1739	1599	1392	1094	980	826	652	1185
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SSE 8	ESE 11	SSE 8	ESE 11	SE 7	SE 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 10
kJ	53	165	50	142	48	69	140	43	52	65	77	77	79	88	90	90	68	203	357	348	334	431	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	SE 11	—	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 4
kJ	—	52	51	49	—	31	—	55	35	37	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	67	39	39	38	24	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	7	5	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	8	8	8	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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