Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)9910101010101099991099988988885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38332030131431226626625720716816817118617012695918973694546314
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
W
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
1.28
6:13AM
1.39
6:51PM
1.41
7:00AM
1.40
7:29PM
1.53
7:47AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.32
12:33PM
0.12
12:57AM
0.21
1:11PM
0.09
1:45AM
0.12
1:49PM
0.10
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:18-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615141420222018171514142126262021181616242726
Feels °C (?)171513121217191918171412121822241818161313212322
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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