Headlands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Illawarra, Australia)
Headlands Surf Guide
Headlands in Sydney South is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the west southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. A right hand reef. Best around mid tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for rips, rocks and sharks.
Headlands Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 23.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Headlands:
The best conditions reported for surf at Headlands occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.
What's the best time of year to surf Headlands (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Headlands Location Map
Interactive Headlands surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Headlands is Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Headlands is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 38 km (24 miles) away.
Saturday, 6 March 2021, 22:57 Local Time
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Period (s) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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Wind State | cross | cross | cross- off |
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Tides at Headlands
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Swell History at Headlands
Surf stats for Headlands, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Headlands
Wind stats for Headlands, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Headlands:
- Closest Wave BuoyPort Kembla Waverider Buoy14 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoySydney Waverider Buoy42 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyBatemans Bay Waverider Buoy106 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyCrowdy Head Waverider Buoy202 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyEden Waverider Buoy212 mi