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Headlands Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 520 | 506 | 341 | 275 | 224 | 222 | 213 | 208 | 274 | 319 | 271 | 192 | 142 | 114 | 97 | 146 | 135 | 79 | 85 | 124 | 151 | 106 | 96 | 69 | 47 | 8 | 177 | 264 | 228 | 132 | 82 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 61 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 33 | 65 | 84 | 73 | 131 | 117 | 185 | 263 | 644 | 297 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:34AM 1.18 | 11:23PM 1.45 | 12:23PM 1.23 | 12:14AM 1.34 | 1:16PM 1.29 | 1:12AM 1.21 | 2:13PM 1.35 | 2:21AM 1.10 | 3:13PM 1.42 | 3:38AM 1.02 | 4:14PM 1.49 | 4:56AM 1.00 | 5:14PM 1.57 | 6:04AM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:22AM 0.09 | 5:11PM 0.39 | 6:03AM 0.12 | 6:10PM 0.42 | 6:46AM 0.16 | 7:18PM 0.43 | 7:34AM 0.22 | 8:34PM 0.41 | 8:28AM 0.28 | 9:53PM 0.35 | 9:27AM 0.33 | 11:06PM 0.27 | 10:29AM 0.35 | 12:11AM 0.18 | 11:29AM 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra
light winds from the NNW at FlyStanwell suggest that is cross-shore at Headlands. 1.2m 10 s period swell from S. Swells combining. Closeout sets possible
1 h 25 min ago
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