Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 4PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1094 | 980 | 897 | 663 | 1006 | 1185 | 1095 | 992 | 1568 | 1697 | 4096 | 6188 | 5820 | 5583 | 4720 | 2736 | 2378 | 2346 | 2281 | 2095 | 1799 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.32m | 2:30AM1.44m | 2:59PM1.44m | 3:04AM1.53m | 3:30PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.47m | 8:26PM0.52m | 8:50AM0.36m | 9:01PM0.42m | 9:20AM0.26m | 9:32PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1094 | 980 | 897 | 663 | 1006 | 1185 | 1095 | 992 | 1568 | 1697 | 4096 | 6188 | 5820 | 5583 | 4720 | 2736 | 2378 | 2346 | 2281 | 2095 | 1799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 357 | 348 | 334 | 431 | 73 | 21 | 155 | 446 | 463 | 731 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 382 | 212 | 142 | 120 | — | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 58 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 46 | 58 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 360 | 331 | 304 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 164 | 418 | 423 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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