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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 am Wednesday 06 May 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
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 10AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | |
634 | 634 | 622 | 525 | 506 | 487 | 477 | 492 | 432 | 424 | 356 | 300 | 250 | 392 | 998 | 2771 | 2556 | 1518 | 1165 | 902 | 635 | 482 | 567 | 1166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.42m | 11:17AM0.94m | 11:07PM1.37m | 12:10PM0.91m | 11:54PM1.32m | 1:10PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.29m | 4:30PM0.51m | 6:10AM0.33m | 5:16PM0.56m | 7:02AM0.35m | 6:13PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 12 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
 kJ | 634 | 634 | 622 | 525 | 506 | 487 | 477 | 492 | 432 | 424 | 356 | 300 | 250 | 392 | 998 | 2001 | 1665 | 1518 | 1165 | 902 | 635 | 482 | 567 | 1166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 33 | 81 | 78 | 67 | 44 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 200 | 128 | 128 | 96 | 71 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | N 11 | NE 10 | S 13 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | N 9 | — | N 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 74 | 97 | 30 | 25 | 2771 | 2556 | — | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 46 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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