Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 198 | 203 | 151 | 125 | 128 | 196 | 229 | 184 | 181 | 185 | 198 | 198 | 192 | 152 | 132 | 107 | 132 | 140 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.50m | 9:26AM1.33m | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:03AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.25m | 3:16AM0.11m | 3:22PM0.25m | 3:48AM0.13m | 4:08PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 231 | 198 | 203 | 151 | 125 | 122 | 196 | 229 | 184 | 181 | 185 | 198 | 198 | 192 | 152 | 132 | 107 | 132 | 140 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 160 | 122 | 93 | 98 | 88 | 128 | 68 | 43 | 44 | 28 | 24 | 97 | 147 | 130 | 124 | 107 | 72 | 16 | 77 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 57 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
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