Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 220 | 243 | 277 | 300 | 542 | 775 | 676 | 450 | 313 | 292 | 241 | 215 | 645 | 655 | 561 | 460 | 373 | 491 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.50m | 7:42AM1.13m | 7:41PM1.53m | 8:16AM1.21m | 8:16PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 140 | 125 | 117 | 114 | 300 | 84 | 67 | 676 | 450 | 313 | 292 | 241 | 215 | 645 | 655 | 561 | 460 | 373 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 95 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 156 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 26 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 37 | 36 | 58 | 32 | 68 | 36 | 16 | 55 | 31 | 30 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 220 | 243 | 277 | — | 542 | 775 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 491 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 54 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 12 | 0 |
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