Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 235 | 196 | 236 | 195 | 252 | 196 | 156 | 153 | 121 | 92 | 94 | 114 | 161 | 216 | 152 | 118 | 124 | 176 | 147 | 199 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:57AM0.87m | 4:57PM1.32m | 5:49AM0.92m | 5:45PM1.38m | 6:31AM0.99m | 6:26PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.54m | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.49m | 00:37AM0.30m | 11:56AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 340 | 235 | 153 | 131 | 195 | 252 | 196 | 156 | 153 | 56 | 92 | 94 | 71 | 69 | 141 | 101 | 88 | 75 | 103 | 147 | 199 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 12 | S 7 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 196 | 236 | 68 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 121 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 68 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NNW 4 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 52 | 90 | 50 | 74 | 114 | 161 | 216 | 152 | 118 | 124 | 176 | — | 11 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
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