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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 10 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1086 | 874 | 701 | 528 | 455 | 398 | 346 | 300 | 258 | 216 | 176 | 132 | 109 | 84 | 178 | 174 | 97 | 90 | 137 | 252 | 243 | 228 | 148 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12PM 1.17 | 7:10AM 1.46 | 7:52PM 1.26 | 7:55AM 1.45 | 8:28PM 1.34 | 8:36AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:54AM 0.36 | 1:42PM 0.14 | 1:44AM 0.29 | 2:17PM 0.14 | 2:28AM 0.24 | 2:49PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
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