Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Heads today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Heads at 7AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1402 | 809 | 752 | 669 | 527 | 479 | 423 | 347 | 388 | 397 | 361 | 327 | 249 | 214 | 181 | 350 | 798 | 866 | 850 | 690 | 396 | 246 | 611 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.53m | 6:16PM1.57m | 6:43AM1.37m | 7:08PM1.37m | 7:54AM1.21m | 8:40PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.30m | 00:33AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.48m | 1:33AM0.54m | 2:08PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | S 6 |
| kJ | 984 | 809 | 752 | 669 | 527 | 479 | 423 | 347 | 388 | 397 | 361 | 327 | 249 | 214 | 181 | 350 | 798 | 866 | 850 | 690 | 396 | 246 | 611 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 263 | 171 | 205 | 166 | 158 | 148 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 137 | 223 | 242 | 24 | 56 | 143 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 207 | 236 | 39 | 344 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 299 | 246 | 142 | 116 | 94 | 72 | 69 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 59 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1402 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 219 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 84 | 26 | 8 | 26 |
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