Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Headlands today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 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 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 524 | 690 | 541 | 786 | 961 | 1054 | 1699 | 1604 | 1225 | 872 | 575 | 400 | 345 | 323 | 329 | 394 | 1252 | 757 | 615 | 459 | 408 | 347 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM0.87m | 4:35PM1.33m | 5:17AM0.88m | 5:25PM1.37m | 6:11AM0.91m | 6:11PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.47m | 9:39AM0.49m | 11:37PM0.42m | 10:35AM0.49m | 00:25AM0.36m | 11:28AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 349 | 524 | 492 | 343 | 444 | 961 | 1054 | 1699 | 1604 | 1225 | 872 | 575 | 400 | 345 | 323 | 329 | 394 | 632 | 757 | 615 | 459 | 408 | 347 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | S 18 | E 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 690 | 541 | 786 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1252 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
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