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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 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 44 | 81 | 88 | 86 | 47 | 37 | 53 | 47 | 35 | 212 | 206 | 188 | 144 | 290 | 342 | 308 | 226 | 126 | 127 | 335 | 270 | 229 | 219 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:34PM 1.45 | 9:52AM 1.28 | 10:06PM 1.47 | 10:29AM 1.20 | 10:39PM 1.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:19PM 0.19 | 3:51AM 0.19 | 3:48PM 0.24 | 4:30AM 0.20 | 4:18PM 0.30 | 5:11AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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