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Headlands Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 7PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1208 | 1041 | 902 | 755 | 915 | 1109 | 1048 | 786 | 682 | 541 | 397 | 327 | 295 | 262 | 262 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 246 | 202 | 171 | 179 | 183 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:34PM 1.15 | 5:25AM 1.36 | 6:13PM 1.28 | 6:13AM 1.39 | 6:51PM 1.41 | 7:00AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:18AM 0.24 | 11:17PM 0.43 | 11:56AM 0.17 | 12:08AM 0.32 | 12:33PM 0.12 | 12:57AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 18 |
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