Headlands Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.27° S 150.97° E

Issued: 9 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Headlands sea temperature is
18.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Headlands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Headlands today (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
NE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
194
190
154
151
151
151
186
216
229
229
225
220
247
230
230
226
317
278
193
176
304
263
229
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:07AM1.12m
10:01PM1.76m
11:02AM1.11m
10:54PM1.67m
11:58AM1.12m
11:47PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:04AM-0.07m
3:29PM0.29m
4:57AM-0.03m
4:25PM0.33m
5:48AM0.02m
5:24PM0.39m
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7:00
7:00
7:01
7:01
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4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
19
21
20
18
17
17
16
15
18
20
21
18
17
16
17
16
17
19
19
17
17
14
14
Feels °C
14
18
20
19
17
16
16
15
14
17
18
19
15
14
13
14
13
14
14
16
14
15
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
NE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
Energy kJ
194
194
190
154
151
151
151
186
216
229
229
225
220
247
230
230
226
317
278
193
65
304
263
229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.7
NE
6
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
82
81
51
48
48
47
30
26
25
14
16
6
6
5
21
21
30
40
39
37
176
35
17
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.4
S
11
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
2
2
6
9
39
41
7
6
37
22
45
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
2
8
12
19
29
35
11
6
16
81
10
12
9
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
12
3
3
12
12
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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