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 Friday 14 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: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (14 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	NE	NE	NE	S	S	S	S	S	S	NE	S	S	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	6	6	7	7	10	9	8	8	7	10	8	10	15	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	5	6	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	54	64	73	82	78	225	108	99	68	146	211	159	153	217	244	190	149	139	109	102	159	129	177	311
Wind (km/h)	W	W	S	SE	ESE	SE	E	ESE	ENE	NE	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	N	WNW	W	WNW	WSW	NW	NE	NNE	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	on	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)			5:10AM 1.14			4:55PM 1.22					5:55AM 1.22				5:50PM 1.17				6:33AM 1.31				6:38PM 1.13
Low Tide / height (m)				10:56AM 0.52					11:26PM 0.27				11:57AM 0.46				12:05AM 0.29				12:49PM 0.39

	Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
Sunrise	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	18	19	19	18	17	17	18	17	19	24	20	22	21	21	19	20	19	26	28	26	22	21
Feels °C (?)	15	15	16	17	17	15	16	17	18	18	19	23	17	21	20	20	20	18	18	24	28	25	20	19

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