Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 46 | 59 | 61 | 103 | 135 | 187 | 614 | 1066 | 973 | 938 | 793 | 763 | 793 | 730 | 730 | 730 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 575 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.22m | 11:18PM1.47m | 12:12PM1.24m | 00:06AM1.30m | 1:01PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.04m | 5:05PM0.33m | 5:54AM0.13m | 6:03PM0.40m | 6:34AM0.22m | 7:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 41 | 59 | 61 | 103 | 135 | 187 | 614 | 1066 | 973 | 938 | 793 | 763 | 793 | 730 | 730 | 730 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 575 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 24 | 48 | 98 | 96 | 145 | 183 | 86 | 123 | 162 | 153 | 143 | 181 | 178 | 134 | 127 | 116 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 64 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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