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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 5PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
3
6
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
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
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
2.5
S
9
4
S
11
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
925
959
858
759
737
724
711
711
622
611
506
487
477
482
432
424
356
349
294
240
160
987
3591
3464
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:32AM0.98m
10:24PM1.42m
11:17AM0.94m
11:07PM1.37m
12:10PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.25m
3:50PM0.46m
5:21AM0.29m
4:30PM0.51m
6:10AM0.33m
5:16PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
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—
—
—
5:10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:08
—
—
—
5:07
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
19
22
21
17
15
15
14
14
19
20
20
17
15
14
15
13
17
14
14
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
11
15
19
18
15
13
13
12
13
19
18
17
16
14
12
10
9
12
6
6
2
2
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
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
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
925
959
858
759
737
724
711
711
622
611
506
487
477
482
432
424
356
349
294
240
160
125
2597
2584
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
6
5
6
25
54
35
85
80
50
32
21
12
12
6
11
9
2
6
4
2
100
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
—
—
—
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
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
S
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
5
6
—
—
—
51
47
16
16
14
14
13
12
11
6
4
1
4
2
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
—
0.4
SSW
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
1.1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
SW
6
2.5
S
9
4
S
11
4
S
11
Energy kJ
10
11
21
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
11
2
3
8
9
42
65
160
987
3591
3464
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
6
Distance (km)
0
0
12
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
105
3
0
0
0
0
0
159
115
461
362
78
21
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
6
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
4
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4
7
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Rating
(10 max)
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