Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 575 | 822 | 1045 | 904 | 876 | 680 | 587 | 456 | 380 | 314 | 233 | 191 | 137 | 134 | 90 | 71 | 69 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.21m | 10:31PM1.41m | 11:18AM1.25m | 11:13PM1.31m | 12:03PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.14m | 4:22PM0.36m | 5:02AM0.16m | 5:11PM0.39m | 5:38AM0.20m | 6:07PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 10 | NE 5 | SW 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 575 | 822 | 1045 | 904 | 876 | 680 | 587 | 456 | 380 | 314 | 233 | 191 | 137 | 134 | 27 | 22 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 18 | E 17 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 21 | S 21 | E 16 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 206 | 174 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 90 | 71 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 18 | S 21 | NE 9 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 8 | S 21 | S 21 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | E 14 | SE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 42 | — | 15 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 125 | 205 | 247 | 107 | 12 |
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