Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 7AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)11111110101099101010101010999101099988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91511079728006125243883203012732682682662552412072072212732511921239189
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.28
6:13AM
1.39
6:51PM
1.41
7:00AM
1.40
7:29PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.43
11:56AM
0.17
12:08AM
0.32
12:33PM
0.12
12:57AM
0.21
1:11PM
0.09
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise--6:16-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----5:35-------5:32-------5:31--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313192121181615151521222118181815142126262120
Feels °C (?)111011181818181513131218192018201915131923251918
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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