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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 3 am Sunday 12 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 494 | 467 | 513 | 513 | 609 | 599 | 714 | 919 | 1041 | 1175 | 1429 | 1392 | 1208 | 1041 | 902 | 769 | 769 | 1009 | 1009 | 849 | 832 | 587 | 436 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:41AM 1.26 | 4:51PM 1.03 | 4:36AM 1.31 | 5:34PM 1.15 | 5:25AM 1.36 | 6:13PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:36AM 0.32 | 10:21PM 0.53 | 11:18AM 0.24 | 11:17PM 0.43 | 11:56AM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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