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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 4 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1354 | 1607 | 1543 | 1643 | 1565 | 1505 | 1472 | 1324 | 1058 | 807 | 708 | 629 | 494 | 1921 | 6252 | 14448 | 14896 | 12422 | 14671 | 11727 | 8495 | 6590 | 5647 | 5037 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:47AM 1.42 | 4:07PM 0.94 | 4:05AM 1.41 | 5:25PM 0.99 | 5:17AM 1.42 | 6:25PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:59AM 0.27 | 9:22PM 0.52 | 11:14AM 0.25 | 10:45PM 0.50 | 12:14PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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