Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 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 8 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 118 | 106 | 154 | 102 | 110 | 117 | 99 | 101 | 163 | 131 | 181 | 107 | 77 | 142 | 82 | 116 | 92 | 102 | 329 | 854 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29PM1.95m | 3:53AM1.77m | 4:06PM1.93m | 4:30AM1.74m | 4:45PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.05m | 9:46PM-0.05m | 9:53AM0.04m | 10:22PM-0.02m | 10:31AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 69 | 91 | 106 | 154 | 70 | 110 | 90 | 68 | 40 | 42 | 60 | 38 | 107 | 77 | 142 | 82 | 60 | 47 | 80 | 84 | 854 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 101 | 98 | 102 | 108 | 117 | 99 | 101 | 64 | 19 | 25 | 102 | 73 | 40 | 67 | 116 | 48 | 102 | 102 | 194 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 5 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SE 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 7 | SW 11 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 24 | 38 | 69 | 80 | 63 | 56 | 92 | 36 | 329 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 118 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 60 | 163 | 131 | 181 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 26 | 88 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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