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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 10 am Wednesday 01 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 125 | 172 | 157 | 96 | 88 | 72 | 56 | 53 | 43 | 37 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 40 | 53 | 43 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:36AM 1.41 | 9:01PM 1.41 | 9:14AM 1.35 | 9:34PM 1.45 | 9:52AM 1.28 | 10:06PM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:49PM 0.15 | 3:10AM 0.20 | 3:19PM 0.19 | 3:51AM 0.19 | 3:48PM 0.24 | 4:30AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
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