Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 126 | 104 | 122 | 160 | 204 | 181 | 181 | 215 | 221 | 230 | 331 | 289 | 408 | 381 | 330 | 315 | 281 | 235 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.47m | 1:04AM0.97m | 1:10PM1.43m | 3:29AM0.95m | 2:26PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.25m | 6:27AM0.47m | 8:20PM0.26m | 7:46AM0.51m | 9:34PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 16 | S 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 140 | 126 | 104 | 122 | 160 | 5 | 181 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 237 | 289 | 408 | 381 | 330 | 315 | 281 | 235 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 46 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | 204 | — | 181 | 215 | 221 | 230 | 331 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 68 | 184 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
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