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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)9s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.1
ENE
3.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
E
3.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3
E
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)89888101111111010101010101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3182982991421645442042023865370234782960228518071416113513392007189929082048163619031666744
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
1.45
8:10PM
0.96
8:07AM
1.51
8:50PM
1.00
8:46AM
1.56
9:28PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
0.28
1:29AM
0.42
3:00PM
0.22
2:11AM
0.38
3:36PM
0.17
2:51AM
0.35
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise5:58-------6:00-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:09-------8:09-------8:09---
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1--1-122234445122199542223
Temp. °C202323212020191919202020191918191919202019191919
Feels °C (?)192020181617141414171716151614151515171615161717
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