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Headlands Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 267 | 214 | 34 | 130 | 271 | 355 | 228 | 190 | 163 | 171 | 175 | 175 | 235 | 240 | 205 | 215 | 186 | 186 | 153 | 185 | 129 | 102 | 103 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:39PM 1.46 | 11:08AM 1.11 | 11:13PM 1.43 | 11:48AM 1.03 | 11:51PM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:18PM 0.30 | 5:11AM 0.23 | 4:48PM 0.36 | 5:53AM 0.28 | 5:20PM 0.43 | 6:40AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 |
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