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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 Sunday 19 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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3074 | 3481 | 2744 | 2622 | 2300 | 2815 | 3203 | 2960 | 2644 | 2393 | 2271 | 2308 | 2089 | 1881 | 1689 | 1459 | 1316 | 1172 | 1060 | 955 | 679 | 573 | 480 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:27AM 1.26 | 9:36PM 1.69 | 10:21AM 1.17 | 10:26PM 1.66 | 11:20AM 1.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:25AM 0.02 | 3:11PM 0.20 | 4:19AM 0.02 | 3:56PM 0.28 | 5:17AM 0.07 | 4:46PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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