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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 07 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 663 | 560 | 287 | 183 | 77 | 43 | 117 | 258 | 255 | 253 | 287 | 240 | 154 | 135 | 103 | 71 | 51 | 40 | 236 | 342 | 276 | 160 | 34 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:32PM 1.08 | 11:23AM 1.70 | 12:29AM 1.06 | 12:16PM 1.59 | 1:27AM 1.06 | 1:10PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:28PM -0.04 | 4:51AM 0.34 | 6:22PM 0.02 | 5:46AM 0.40 | 7:15PM 0.09 | 6:47AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
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