The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Heads sea temperature is

17.6° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28					Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	0	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3783	2346	2698	2250	1941	1570	1408	1288	1182	1127	1144	1144	1077	1061	1061	946	946	841	841	841	769
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:30PM1.55m				3:35AM1.61m				3:59PM1.64m				4:04AM1.66m				4:28PM1.71m
Low Tide	9:20AM0.26m				9:32PM0.33m				9:48AM0.18m				10:03PM0.26m				10:15AM0.12m				10:32PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	19	17	15	13
Feels °C	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	14	15	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	3783	2346	2698	2250	1941	1570	1408	1288	1182	1127	1144	1144	1077	1061	1061	946	946	841	841	841	769
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	SSE 8	S 12	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	107	3	—	—	118	118	153	—	—	—	—	232	204	191	264	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	—	ESE 9	ESE 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	213	130	305	329	309	261	85	248	301	426	456	365	295	263	390	—	358	458	679	452
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	26	26	26	26	26	26	0	0	11	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	343	26	26	8
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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