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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 9 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 21 | 89 | 88 | 104 | 88 | 112 | 123 | 174 | 180 | 135 | 118 | 88 | 60 | 64 | 76 | 151 | 383 | 345 | 195 | 134 | 172 | 100 | 121 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:49PM 1.42 | 5:01AM 0.99 | 4:54PM 1.45 | 5:54AM 1.06 | 5:48PM 1.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:07AM 0.51 | 10:55PM 0.25 | 10:22AM 0.47 | 11:49PM 0.20 | 11:24AM 0.41 | 12:32AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra
Still cross-shore at Headlands (fresh winds from the NNW at FlyStanwell 5 km from Headlands). 0.3m 8s swell from the SSE with a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the E and a 0.1m 19s long period groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 11 min ago
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