The Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 23.06° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Heads sea temperature is

16.9° C

The Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Heads today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Heads at 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

Table - waves today at The Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	3123	2938	2773	2493	2319	2094	2044	2077	1999	1929	1757	1468	1444	1365	1301	744	631	550	452	444	415	328	346	306
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SW	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	NE	N	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		12:05PM1.25m				00:31AM1.50m				1:19PM1.36m				1:38AM1.60m					2:17PM1.51m				2:34AM1.69m
Low Tide				6:00PM0.52m				7:05AM0.37m				7:18PM0.42m					8:06AM0.25m				8:21PM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	13	13	13	12	13	16	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	17	19	17	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	13	15	12	12	12	10	12	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	16	15	13	14	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	3123	2938	2773	2493	2319	2094	2044	2077	1999	1929	1757	1468	1444	1365	1301	744	631	550	452	194	209	263	296	306
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	8	—	—	—	—	—	3	17	3	3	3	11	10	12	12	121	153	218	25	444	415	328	346	291
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 16	W 11	SW 16	W 11	S 10	SW 15	SSE 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	17	12	3	3	10	3	10	2	49	8	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	—	ESE 7	SE 7	—	ESE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	164	—	259	212	—	289	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	163	8	0	8	8	0	8	8	8	26	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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