Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 356 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 325 | 325 | 266 | 237 | 203 | 199 | 168 | 168 | 127 | 688 | 1429 | 2925 | 2402 | 1461 | 866 | 669 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.43m | 5:50AM1.09m | 5:44PM1.45m | 6:41AM1.19m | 6:39PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.50m | 11:37PM0.19m | 11:23AM0.43m | 00:28AM0.15m | 12:25PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 273 | 356 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 325 | 325 | 266 | 237 | 203 | 199 | 168 | 168 | 127 | 101 | 71 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 116 | 70 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 18 | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 16 | — | E 15 | S 16 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 186 | 688 | 1429 | 2925 | 2402 | 1461 | 866 | 669 | 734 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 60 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 273 | 181 | 54 | 54 | 673 | 93 | 72 | 72 |
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