Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 31 | 38 | 129 | 113 | 114 | 125 | 51 | 38 | 56 | 55 | 81 | 86 | 66 | 48 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.20m | 12:53PM1.32m | 1:01AM1.09m | 1:52PM1.36m | 2:15AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM0.25m | 7:13PM0.42m | 7:08AM0.31m | 8:30PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 31 | 38 | 129 | 113 | 114 | 125 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 86 | 66 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 56 | 37 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SSE 5 | ENE 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 9 | ENE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 2 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 63 | 121 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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