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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 am Saturday 18 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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1682 | 1708 | 1931 | 1868 | 2276 | 3124 | 2604 | 3159 | 2976 | 2261 | 2092 | 2568 | 2914 | 2914 | 2644 | 2597 | 2471 | 2593 | 2233 | 2020 | 1787 | 1546 | 1316 | 1150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:36AM 1.34 | 8:51PM 1.67 | 9:27AM 1.26 | 9:36PM 1.69 | 10:21AM 1.17 | 10:26PM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:29PM 0.14 | 3:25AM 0.02 | 3:11PM 0.20 | 4:19AM 0.02 | 3:56PM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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