Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 82 | 73 | 64 | 82 | 125 | 87 | 80 | 58 | 65 | 58 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 93 | 93 | 147 | 551 | 2258 | 2312 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.40m | 2:19AM0.94m | 2:40PM1.42m | 3:46AM0.95m | 3:54PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.34m | 7:50AM0.45m | 9:47PM0.30m | 9:09AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 138 | 82 | 73 | 51 | 82 | 125 | 87 | 80 | 58 | 61 | 58 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 93 | 30 | 66 | 209 | 1492 | 1718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 11 | S 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 72 | 64 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 28 | 36 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | W 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 12 | 93 | 147 | 551 | 2258 | 2312 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 61 | 67 | 0 | 12 | 719 | 93 | 12 |
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