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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 Tuesday 14 Apr 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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 5PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 972 | 800 | 612 | 524 | 388 | 320 | 307 | 320 | 314 | 305 | 312 | 257 | 241 | 202 | 207 | 221 | 230 | 175 | 192 | 95 | 91 | 68 | 76 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:25AM 1.36 | 6:13PM 1.28 | 6:13AM 1.39 | 6:51PM 1.41 | 7:00AM 1.40 | 7:29PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:56AM 0.17 | 12:08AM 0.32 | 12:33PM 0.12 | 12:57AM 0.21 | 1:11PM 0.09 | 1:45AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
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