Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 618 | 550 | 489 | 423 | 378 | 335 | 326 | 279 | 404 | 336 | 291 | 214 | 198 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 143 | 181 | 138 | 135 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.35m | 8:15PM1.56m | 8:46AM1.41m | 8:57PM1.46m | 9:23AM1.44m | 9:37PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.17m | 2:37AM0.06m | 2:48PM0.16m | 3:10AM0.12m | 3:33PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 618 | 550 | 489 | 423 | 378 | 335 | 326 | 279 | 404 | 336 | 291 | 214 | 198 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 143 | 181 | 138 | 135 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 62 | 113 | 116 | 175 | 166 | 113 | 138 | 127 | 119 | 107 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 443 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 443 |
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