
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (01 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 51 | 101 | 103 | 70 | 68 | 51 | 43 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 50 | 107 | 137 | 172 | 255 | 240 | 237 | 211 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.47m | 3:22AM1.02m | 3:07PM1.40m | 4:30AM1.09m | 4:17PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.18m | 8:41AM0.52m | 10:07PM0.19m | 10:03AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
29 | 46 | 101 | 98 | 70 | 68 | 51 | 43 | 27 | 41 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 237 | 211 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 10 | S 6 | S 5 | E 13 | S 9 | — | S 14 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
59 | 51 | 47 | 103 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 39 | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 10 | SE 11 | — | S 17 | S 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 14 | SE 13 | — |
46 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 2 | S 6 |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 50 | 107 | 137 | 172 | 255 | 240 | — | 3 | 177 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 105 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 408 | 324 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 704 | 40 | 18 | 147 |
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