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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 Thursday 04 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 24 | 76 | 149 | 188 | 314 | 153 | 162 | 174 | 178 | 249 | 374 | 457 | 544 | 321 | 275 | 247 | 369 | 576 | 1245 | 802 | 680 | 586 | 461 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- off | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:45PM 1.18 | 8:50AM 1.80 | 9:41PM 1.15 | 9:40AM 1.82 | 10:36PM 1.12 | 10:31AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:47PM -0.02 | 2:18AM 0.21 | 3:41PM -0.07 | 3:08AM 0.24 | 4:34PM -0.07 | 3:58AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 11 |
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