Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 739 | 771 | 663 | 494 | 417 | 327 | 282 | 416 | 448 | 426 | 407 | 301 | 225 | 195 | 144 | 219 | 213 | 200 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:49PM1.09m | 11:49AM1.61m | 00:54AM1.03m | 12:48PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.06m | 5:16AM0.35m | 6:48PM0.10m | 6:13AM0.43m | 7:54PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 515 | 739 | 771 | 663 | 494 | 417 | 327 | 282 | 416 | 448 | 426 | 407 | 301 | 225 | 109 | 144 | 108 | 75 | 72 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 14 | S 11 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 183 | 322 | 339 | 334 | 286 | 348 | 264 | 191 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 157 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 33 | 53 | 74 | 89 | 90 | 195 | 124 | 219 | 213 | 200 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 584 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 254 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 443 | 119 | 3 | 3 |
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