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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 am Friday 10 Apr 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 193 | 239 | 325 | 316 | 294 | 282 | 277 | 269 | 265 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 229 | 249 | 313 | 336 | 411 | 571 | 513 | 513 | 521 | 599 | 599 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 1.23 | 2:54PM 0.88 | 2:38AM 1.23 | 4:00PM 0.94 | 3:41AM 1.26 | 4:51PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 0.43 | 7:57PM 0.62 | 9:47AM 0.39 | 9:15PM 0.59 | 10:36AM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
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