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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 pm Sunday 03 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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | |
1037 | 1135 | 1093 | 1337 | 963 | 828 | 846 | 846 | 970 | 928 | 916 | 943 | 942 | 949 | 858 | 858 | 889 | 874 | 737 | 711 | 622 | 595 | 516 | 562 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.50m | 9:50AM1.03m | 9:44PM1.47m | 10:32AM0.98m | 10:24PM1.42m | 11:17AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.21m | 3:14PM0.42m | 4:36AM0.25m | 3:50PM0.46m | 5:21AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1055 | 963 | 828 | 846 | 846 | 970 | 928 | 916 | 943 | 942 | 949 | 858 | 858 | 889 | 874 | 737 | 711 | 622 | 595 | 516 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 51 | 65 | 127 | 78 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1037 | 1135 | 1093 | 1337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 105 |
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