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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 Wednesday 08 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 305 | 280 | 168 | 124 | 90 | 71 | 89 | 85 | 106 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 87 | 121 | 193 | 239 | 325 | 316 | 294 | 282 | 277 | 269 | 242 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:27PM 0.89 | 12:27AM 1.26 | 1:36PM 0.86 | 1:30AM 1.23 | 2:54PM 0.88 | 2:38AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:34AM 0.40 | 5:41PM 0.56 | 7:37AM 0.43 | 6:40PM 0.60 | 8:46AM 0.43 | 7:57PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 15 |
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