Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 10PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 209 | 175 | 344 | 412 | 614 | 669 | 684 | 683 | 780 | 1111 | 1054 | 914 | 892 | 826 | 734 | 675 | 583 | 573 | 595 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.89m | 4:37AM1.76m | 4:54PM1.90m | 5:06AM1.72m | 5:24PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.01m | 10:35PM0.06m | 10:40AM0.01m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:09AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 251 | 209 | 167 | 344 | 412 | 241 | 669 | 684 | 683 | 780 | 1111 | 1054 | 914 | 892 | 826 | 734 | 675 | 583 | 573 | 595 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 170 | 175 | 128 | 96 | 95 | 224 | 264 | 331 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 162 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 93 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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