Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 47 | 49 | 59 | 86 | 151 | 109 | 100 | 85 | 70 | 59 | 66 | 39 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.26m | 2:26AM0.86m | 2:55PM1.25m | 3:47AM0.84m | 4:00PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.47m | 8:49PM0.50m | 7:53AM0.53m | 10:06PM0.48m | 9:01AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 47 | 49 | 16 | 13 | 103 | 109 | 100 | 85 | 70 | 59 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NE 6 | NW 2 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — |
| kJ | 65 | — | — | 59 | 86 | 151 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 66 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 225 | 3 | 331 | 408 | 461 | 254 | 241 |
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