Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 07 Nov 2025 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)8ft (2.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
0
3
2
4
4
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.6
NE
2.1
NE
2.4
NE
3
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
1.9
NE
2.2
NE
1.8
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)666666788888877888879101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)529210111618836857310196556944025453696455852913002302061381124141712551057
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
W
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
SW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
1.77
10:44PM
1.17
10:44AM
1.74
11:42PM
1.09
11:37AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
0.19
4:41PM
-0.05
4:14AM
0.26
5:38PM
-0.01
5:04AM
0.35
6:38PM
0.06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise--5:50-------5:48-------5:48-----
Sunset-----7:29-------7:30-------7:30--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161618232623212119192229333125181412131616171514
Feels °C (?)151617212320192117172128313020128791111121111
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