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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 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
21.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.8
SSW
8
2.4
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
622
595
506
487
477
492
432
424
356
300
250
384
919
1924
2910
1793
1379
989
784
612
567
856
1009
1549
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:17AM0.94m
11:07PM1.37m
12:10PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:10PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.29m
4:30PM0.51m
6:10AM0.33m
5:16PM0.56m
7:02AM0.35m
6:13PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
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—
—
—
5:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:08
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
5:07
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
14
18
19
20
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
12
11
9
8
8
15
20
20
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
12
17
17
17
15
13
10
9
10
7
8
7
4
4
4
3
3
10
15
15
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.4
S
12
Energy kJ
622
595
506
487
477
492
432
424
356
300
250
200
128
128
2080
1793
1379
989
784
612
567
856
1009
1549
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
—
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
81
78
67
44
32
19
11
6
11
9
9
6
2
—
96
71
51
52
55
58
61
61
61
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
20
—
Energy kJ
3
16
16
14
14
13
12
11
6
4
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
2
2
2
8
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.8
SSW
8
2.4
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
—
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
—
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
3
11
1
9
11
52
83
384
919
1924
2910
—
5
5
2
—
13
11
—
—
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
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3
3
4
6
4
4
4
3
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Distance (km)
0
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105
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1
0
0
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0
68
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32
125
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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2
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2
2
3
4
6
4
4
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3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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7
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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