Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 240 | 235 | 262 | 275 | 230 | 220 | 201 | 176 | 140 | 181 | 93 | 75 | 127 | 99 | 76 | 44 | 47 | 66 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:13PM1.27m | 2:28AM0.87m | 2:15PM1.22m | 3:43AM0.89m | 3:22PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.42m | 7:31AM0.61m | 9:31PM0.42m | 8:48AM0.63m | 10:29PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 275 | 240 | 235 | 262 | 275 | 230 | 220 | 201 | 176 | 140 | 22 | 93 | 75 | 127 | 99 | 76 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 82 | 79 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 22 | 22 | — | 12 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 27 | — | 13 | — | — | 17 | 47 | 66 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 703 | 105 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 584 | 584 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 584 | 584 | 443 | 0 |
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