Headlands Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 AEDT

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 19.1° 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: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (17 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (17 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	7	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	86	56	46	51	55	57	44	169	263	341	293	122	51	23	51	83	135	104	121	131	159	191	259	585
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	W	W	W	ESE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)			7:07AM 1.38				7:22PM 1.11				7:39AM 1.44					8:03PM 1.09				8:12AM 1.49				8:43PM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)	12:39AM 0.30				1:33PM 0.33				1:11AM 0.32					2:13PM 0.27			1:43AM 0.33					2:51PM 0.22

	Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
Sunrise	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:40	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	16	19	23	24	19	16	13	12	17	21	21	21	18	16	16	17	22	26	28	24	22	20
Feels °C (?)	15	11	10	13	18	19	15	15	10	8	14	18	17	17	15	15	15	16	20	24	25	21	22	22

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