Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 6PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 259 | 268 | 271 | 279 | 266 | 435 | 330 | 326 | 334 | 343 | 334 | 300 | 413 | 345 | 481 | 665 | 582 | 599 | 1039 | 1261 | 884 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52AM1.28m | 6:53PM1.31m | 7:28AM1.40m | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:05AM1.51m | 8:24PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.35m | 1:08AM0.17m | 1:38PM0.25m | 1:44AM0.15m | 2:24PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | — | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 266 | 297 | 330 | 326 | 334 | 5 | — | 5 | 318 | 345 | 481 | 450 | 460 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 17 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | — | E 13 | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 264 | 259 | 268 | 271 | 279 | — | 435 | — | — | — | 343 | 334 | 300 | 413 | — | — | 665 | 582 | 599 | 1039 | 1261 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 105 | 448 | 443 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 308 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 0 | 0 |
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