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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
20.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)--
Afternoon (25 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)101010999999111111111110101010101067711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50740732727828829221618215214914914914318725123213620013398176203156112
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
SE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
1.41
1:01AM
0.94
12:40PM
1.36
1:59AM
0.97
1:32PM
1.32
2:59AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.27
6:09AM
0.54
7:45PM
0.27
7:09AM
0.58
8:34PM
0.26
8:20AM
0.58
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:45-------7:46-------7:47------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------3---------------
Temp. °C292625242019243223322722201922282928181717171824
Feels °C (?)302826242120232921282419181720242424141416171722
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