Headlands Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.27° S 150.97° E

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Headlands sea temperature is
18.1° C

Normal for this time of year

Headlands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Headlands today (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2174
4310
3124
2484
1998
1846
1662
1484
1522
1563
1594
1538
1620
1652
1708
1684
2416
2505
2297
2143
1848
1735
1600
1385
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:57AM1.11m
11:39PM1.34m
12:44PM1.16m
00:26AM1.26m
1:34PM1.23m
1:22AM1.17m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.48m
6:21AM0.20m
6:26PM0.50m
7:02AM0.22m
7:32PM0.50m
7:48AM0.25m
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7:01
7:01
7:01
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4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
7
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
20
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
18
0.6
ESE
14
1.2
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
0.6
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
Energy kJ
535
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
33
5
6
125
517
5
21
18
1848
1735
158
331
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
3
5
8
18
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
2174
4310
3124
2484
1998
1846
1662
1484
1522
1563
1594
1538
1620
1652
1708
1684
2416
2505
2297
2143
1600
1385
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
72
408
247
254
254
225
197
180
125
54
54
54
12
12
12
12
54
18
18
18
12
12
12
12
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Rating
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3
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4
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5
5
5
5
4
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4
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4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
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5
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4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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