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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 pm Thursday 16 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
21.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 130 | 95 | 91 | 68 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 809 | 1225 | 1448 | 1844 | 2178 | 1613 | 2153 | 2773 | 2632 | 2496 | 2406 | 2897 | 2108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:29PM 1.53 | 7:47AM 1.39 | 8:09PM 1.62 | 8:36AM 1.34 | 8:51PM 1.67 | 9:27AM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:11PM 0.09 | 1:45AM 0.12 | 1:49PM 0.10 | 2:34AM 0.05 | 2:29PM 0.14 | 3:25AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
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