Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 6 | E 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 18 | 68 | 2 | 599 | 1537 | 1317 | 805 | 481 | 381 | 348 | 371 | 413 | 482 | 446 | 381 | 393 | 317 | 212 | 165 | 119 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.81m | 8:57AM1.15m | 8:55PM1.80m | 9:47AM1.18m | 9:44PM1.74m | 10:35AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM-0.07m | 2:25PM0.23m | 3:45AM-0.07m | 3:17PM0.24m | 4:30AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 20 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 58 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | S 19 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 40 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | E 10 | S 16 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 63 | 2 | 20 | 22 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 46 | 68 | 118 | 599 | 1537 | 1317 | 805 | 481 | 381 | 348 | 371 | 413 | 482 | 446 | 381 | 393 | 317 | 212 | 165 | 119 | 57 | 50 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 72 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 45 | 46 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 76 | 46 |
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