Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 372 | 1496 | 1183 | 940 | 726 | 334 | 1367 | 1069 | 902 | 771 | 682 | 673 | 858 | 730 | 724 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.55m | 8:49AM1.08m | 8:44PM1.56m | 9:25AM1.12m | 9:19PM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.16m | 2:18PM0.34m | 3:26AM0.14m | 2:57PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 13 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 919 | 695 | 516 | 449 | 157 | 1049 | 1069 | 902 | 771 | 682 | 673 | 660 | 730 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 14 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 60 | 372 | 1496 | 1183 | 940 | 726 | 334 | 1367 | — | — | — | — | — | 858 | — | 724 | 694 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 17 | 0 |
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