Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 204 | 192 | 168 | 162 | 140 | 135 | 186 | 206 | 232 | 221 | 245 | 292 | 336 | 302 | 292 | 302 | 372 | 393 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.22m | 5:35AM1.05m | 5:18PM1.25m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:07PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.34m | 11:09AM0.54m | 11:56PM0.28m | 12:03PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 12 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | — | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 2 | 168 | 162 | 140 | 135 | 186 | — | 2 | 221 | 245 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | NE 9 | E 7 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 178 | 204 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 232 | — | — | 292 | 336 | 302 | 292 | 302 | 372 | 393 | 403 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 448 | 501 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 704 | 673 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 105 | 105 | 667 | 105 | 3 |
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