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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 9 pm Monday 25 May 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 3AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | |
1549 | 1423 | 1455 | 1480 | 1505 | 1505 | 1672 | 1979 | 2808 | 2233 | 2200 | 2053 | 1933 | 1764 | 1596 | 1462 | 1292 | 1256 | 1122 | 997 | 939 | 1037 | 992 | 1434 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.24m | 4:18AM1.16m | 5:07PM1.32m | 5:13AM1.10m | 5:46PM1.39m | 6:02AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.46m | 10:34AM0.28m | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:12AM0.31m | 00:16AM0.34m | 11:48AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 |
 kJ | 1549 | 1423 | 1455 | 1480 | 1505 | 1505 | 40 | 21 | 2196 | 2233 | 2200 | 2053 | 1933 | 1764 | 1596 | 1462 | 1292 | 1256 | 1122 | 997 | 939 | 1037 | 992 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | 67 | 63 | 56 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 6 | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1672 | 1979 | 2808 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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