Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 5PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 32 | 49 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 132 | 156 | 276 | 116 | 388 | 595 | 1039 | 908 | 727 | 719 | 639 | 499 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.49m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 32 | 49 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 132 | 156 | 6 | 116 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 908 | 727 | 719 | 639 | 499 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | S 13 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | SE 13 | S 7 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 276 | 57 | 388 | 595 | 1039 | 28 | 32 | 57 | 77 | 32 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 408 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 254 | 515 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 188 | 1 | 115 |
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