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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 9 am Wednesday 27 May 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 1PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1764 | 1764 | 1607 | 1448 | 1277 | 1141 | 1013 | 887 | 865 | 785 | 743 | 730 | 813 | 639 | 639 | 592 | 569 | 569 | 494 | 494 | 569 | 563 | 563 | 575 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:13AM1.10m | 5:46PM1.39m | 6:02AM1.06m | 6:22PM1.44m | 6:48AM1.04m | 6:57PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.31m | 00:16AM0.34m | 11:48AM0.34m | 1:00AM0.29m | 12:24PM0.36m | 1:41AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | 4:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 1764 | 1764 | 1607 | 1448 | 1277 | 1141 | 1013 | 887 | 865 | 785 | 743 | 730 | 813 | 639 | 639 | 592 | 569 | 569 | 494 | 494 | 484 | 563 | 339 | 315 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 563 | 575 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 8 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 16 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 42 | 19 | 82 | 30 | 36 | 124 | 270 | 357 | 440 | 494 | 478 | 569 | 487 | 478 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 54 | 93 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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