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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)996777788888888885588885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123109137134127106147186196186176146137133127163155827217612912916777
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
1.28
5:30PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:33PM
0.89
6:43AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.45
11:59AM
0.48
11:01PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.34
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----5:56-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset8:10-------8:10-------8:10-------
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-----------1-1121-11111
Temp. °C191919192024252222212020202322222121212121212224
Feels °C (?)202121202124232122222121212321212221222222222323
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