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Headlands Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
20.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | |
710 | 710 | 808 | 1245 | 918 | 826 | 963 | 847 | 778 | 637 | 623 | 631 | 563 | 505 | 572 | 1203 | 1501 | 1552 | 1331 | 1226 | 1279 | 1015 | 1190 | 1970 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.77m | 9:20AM1.17m | 9:20PM1.77m | 10:17AM1.11m | 10:13PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.20m | 3:18AM-0.05m | 2:50PM0.25m | 4:14AM-0.04m | 3:41PM0.31m | 5:12AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 710 | 710 | 808 | 897 | 918 | 826 | 963 | 847 | 778 | 637 | 623 | 631 | 563 | 505 | 572 | 1203 | 1501 | 1552 | 1331 | 1226 | 1152 | 961 | 763 | 1433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 666 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1245 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 16 | 193 | 890 | 1279 | 1015 | 1190 | 1970 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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