Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)109998991515141414141313131313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)898510681887987121193239325316294282277269242242192246229232250411
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
1.26
1:36PM
0.86
1:30AM
1.23
2:54PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:00PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.43
6:40PM
0.60
8:46AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
9:47AM
0.39
9:15PM
0.59
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:15-----
Sunset-----5:40-------5:39-------5:38--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818252826222120212227293026242220171923231815
Feels °C (?)18181623262523222120222626292624201611131717128
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