Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 664 | 516 | 442 | 201 | 256 | 268 | 281 | 1007 | 1027 | 990 | 848 | 625 | 511 | 433 | 338 | 255 | 189 | 153 | 112 | 115 | 75 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:23AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.45m | 8:02AM1.39m | 8:12PM1.41m | 8:37AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.27m | 1:48AM0.12m | 2:06PM0.21m | 2:23AM0.14m | 2:51PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 664 | 516 | 442 | 196 | 256 | 268 | 281 | 1007 | 1027 | 990 | 848 | 625 | 511 | 433 | 338 | 255 | 189 | 153 | 112 | 66 | 75 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | E 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 15 | 27 | 201 | 146 | 119 | 228 | 74 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 77 | 6 | 64 | 10 | 77 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 9 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 79 | 96 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 31 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | W 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 24 | 64 | 79 | — | 75 | 98 | 64 | 115 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 667 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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