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Headlands Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Headlands surf Forecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Headlands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Headlands sea temperature is 20.6°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.5 °C max: 23.5 °C min: 19.6 °C)
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Headlands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Headlands sea temperature is 20.6°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.5 °C max: 23.5 °C min: 19.6 °C)
How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 81 | 94 | 146 | 219 | 240 | 385 | 465 | 542 | 330 | 319 | 407 | 441 | 451 | 405 | 458 | 381 | 286 | 161 | 120 | 120 | 162 | 135 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 112 | 112 | 123 | 163 | 167 | 190 | 203 | 180 | 441 | 370 | 363 | 378 | 332 | 378 | 386 | 419 | 419 | 480 | 510 | 510 | 490 | 436 | 418 | 492 | 2422 | 3431 | 2354 | 2215 | 2476 | 2890 | 2600 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:05AM 1.25 | 5:57PM 1.14 | 5:49AM 1.26 | 6:29PM 1.23 | 6:28AM 1.26 | 6:59PM 1.31 | 7:06AM 1.25 | 7:29PM 1.39 | 7:43AM 1.23 | 8:00PM 1.45 | 8:20AM 1.19 | 8:31PM 1.48 | 8:58AM 1.15 | 9:04PM 1.50 | 9:37AM 1.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:41AM 0.30 | 11:45PM 0.46 | 12:13PM 0.27 | 12:27AM 0.39 | 12:42PM 0.25 | 1:07AM 0.32 | 1:11PM 0.25 | 1:45AM 0.26 | 1:40PM 0.26 | 2:23AM 0.22 | 2:09PM 0.28 | 3:02AM 0.20 | 2:40PM 0.32 | 3:42AM 0.20 | 3:12PM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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