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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 3 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
83 | 81 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 69 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 53 | 71 | 71 | 101 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:34AM0.99m | 9:25PM1.50m | 10:16AM0.98m | 10:04PM1.47m | 10:59AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.20m | 2:52PM0.43m | 4:20AM0.22m | 3:31PM0.45m | 5:01AM0.24m | 4:12PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 83 | 81 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 67 | 68 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 53 | 71 | 71 | 101 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | N 5 | S 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 10 | N 4 | N 4 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | N 5 | S 10 | E 12 | SW 4 | SW 5 | S 10 | NNE 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | NNE 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 69 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 35 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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