Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 100 | 127 | 172 | 373 | 425 | 630 | 545 | 358 | 315 | 184 | 113 | 149 | 208 | 173 | 140 | 83 | 108 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:39AM1.02m | 4:25PM1.33m | 4:41AM0.96m | 5:10PM1.37m | 5:38AM0.94m | 5:51PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.48m | 9:40AM0.37m | 11:04PM0.44m | 10:24AM0.40m | 11:58PM0.38m | 11:08AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 127 | 100 | 127 | 172 | 257 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 113 | 77 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 61 | 74 | 78 | 75 | 61 | 70 | 64 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 14 | S 12 | — | S 16 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 17 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 28 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 108 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 66 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 18 | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 373 | 425 | 630 | 545 | 358 | 315 | 41 | 75 | 149 | 208 | 173 | 140 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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