Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 660 | 529 | 435 | 373 | 273 | 224 | 190 | 142 | 108 | 83 | 62 | 80 | 89 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.29m | 9:24AM1.66m | 10:00PM1.23m | 10:08AM1.68m | 10:52PM1.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.17m | 3:59PM0.03m | 3:42AM0.22m | 4:51PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 660 | 529 | 435 | 373 | 273 | 224 | 190 | 142 | 108 | 83 | 62 | 80 | 89 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 202 | 152 | 105 | 102 | 70 | 67 | 51 | 41 | 62 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | — | — | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 12 | — | — | 22 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 461 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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