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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
21.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
5
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
487
477
492
432
424
356
300
250
331
670
2522
2806
2069
1456
989
701
472
601
1065
1026
1709
1993
2374
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM0.94m
11:07PM1.37m
12:10PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:10PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.51m
6:10AM0.33m
5:16PM0.56m
7:02AM0.35m
6:13PM0.59m
7:56AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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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—
5:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:08
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
19
20
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
13
11
9
8
8
15
20
18
13
12
11
12
12
17
Feels °C
17
17
15
14
11
9
10
7
7
7
5
4
4
3
2
9
15
13
9
8
8
9
10
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
2.1
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
506
487
477
492
432
424
356
300
250
200
670
1808
1985
2069
1456
989
701
472
601
1065
1026
1709
1993
1636
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
N
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
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
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
67
44
31
19
12
6
2
9
9
2
160
128
94
71
71
51
54
58
61
61
61
61
61
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
16
14
14
13
12
11
11
4
4
6
2
—
—
—
—
—
5
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.7
SSW
8
1
WSW
4
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
—
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
—
—
—
3
S
11
Energy kJ
—
—
3
16
5
9
12
44
79
331
37
2522
2806
—
5
13
9
13
13
11
—
—
—
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5
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Distance (km)
29
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3
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0
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0
0
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0
0
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(10 max)
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(10 max)
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6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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