Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121212131312121212121212111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3074348127442622230028153203296026442393227123082089188116891459131611721060955679573480375
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
1.26
9:36PM
1.69
10:21AM
1.17
10:26PM
1.66
11:20AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.02
3:11PM
0.20
4:19AM
0.02
3:56PM
0.28
5:17AM
0.07
4:46PM
0.36
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:20-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset-----5:29-------5:27-------5:25--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131212161817161413131319191917161415161819191817
Feels °C (?)10910141514131211111116151614131113131515151514
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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