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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 189 | 183 | 101 | 91 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 23 | 33 | 244 | 188 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 52 | 53 | 45 | 90 | 84 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:29AM 1.06 | 12:16PM 1.59 | 1:27AM 1.06 | 1:10PM 1.46 | 2:27AM 1.08 | 2:07PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:46AM 0.40 | 7:15PM 0.09 | 6:47AM 0.47 | 8:07PM 0.17 | 7:54AM 0.52 | 8:57PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
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