Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 2AM is: 0.9m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 380 | 325 | 893 | 1984 | 3120 | 4455 | 5007 | 5509 | 4272 | 3455 | 2787 | 2292 | 1983 | 1797 | 1442 | 1261 | 961 | 757 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.21m | 12:15PM1.21m | 00:43AM1.33m | 1:22PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.71m | 5:49AM0.61m | 6:29PM0.60m | 7:09AM0.45m | 7:36PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 370 | 380 | 325 | 394 | 1984 | 3120 | 4455 | 5007 | 5509 | 4272 | 3455 | 2787 | 2292 | 1983 | 1797 | 1442 | 1261 | 434 | 518 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 41 | 187 | 893 | 346 | 275 | 196 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 392 | 385 | 378 | 117 | 58 | 961 | 757 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 26 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 57 | 167 | 228 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 199 | 255 | 245 | 237 | 237 | 222 | 255 | 291 | 371 | 440 | 447 | 388 | — | 709 | 669 | 394 | 414 | 623 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 387 | 387 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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