Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
5
4
3
2
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.6
SSW
8
2
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
356
356
300
240
276
594
1524
2528
1926
1494
848
557
585
2604
2501
1928
2007
1901
1577
1670
1055
792
618
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:07PM1.37m
12:10PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:10PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
2:13PM0.95m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.33m
5:16PM0.56m
7:02AM0.35m
6:13PM0.59m
7:56AM0.34m
7:22PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
15
14
13
11
9
9
9
16
19
18
14
13
12
12
12
17
18
17
15
13
9
7
10
7
7
6
5
4
3
4
3
10
13
13
10
10
9
9
9
14
15
15
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
2
S
9
0.8
ENE
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
Energy kJ
418
356
356
300
240
200
594
128
1758
1926
1494
848
557
585
1522
1461
1275
1436
1901
1577
1326
1055
792
618
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
14
6
11
9
2
2
160
4
94
71
71
51
54
58
61
62
62
40
40
41
43
43
65
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
12
11
6
4
1
6
2
5
5
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.6
SSW
8
0.9
WSW
4
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
4
10
13
42
70
276
34
1524
2528
13
19
16
11
2604
2501
1928
2007
1670
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
54
93
125
125
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
4
8
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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