Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2113 | 2166 | 2309 | 2717 | 2779 | 3116 | 3417 | 3281 | 3009 | 2756 | 2436 | 2020 | 2191 | 1933 | 3285 | 3964 | 4247 | 3677 | 3113 | 2929 | 2891 | 3452 | 2784 | 2612 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.14m | 10:48PM1.31m | 12:01PM1.18m | 00:33AM1.38m | 1:23PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.58m | 3:58PM0.63m | 5:38AM0.57m | 6:03PM0.60m | 7:09AM0.44m | 7:29PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2113 | 2166 | 2309 | 2717 | 2779 | 3116 | 3417 | 3281 | 3009 | 2756 | 2436 | 2020 | 2191 | 1933 | 3285 | 3964 | 4247 | 3677 | 3113 | 2929 | 21 | 2909 | 2784 | 2612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 40 | 82 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 22 | — | 30 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 159 | 61 | 72 | 101 | — | — | 19 | 37 | 66 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2891 | 3452 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 586 | 1523 | 3464 | 2305 | 88 |
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