Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 363 | 295 | 241 | 230 | 185 | 146 | 144 | 112 | 84 | 60 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.42m | 6:56AM0.95m | 6:53PM1.48m | 7:36AM0.99m | 7:32PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.43m | 1:45AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 386 | 363 | 295 | 241 | 230 | 185 | 146 | 144 | 112 | 84 | 60 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 18 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WSW 2 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 132 | 134 | 125 |
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