Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 04 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (05 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.7
ENE
2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777777777788999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)289332366224185147136117189251366230222226181311297261286346324293300313
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
N
5
W
10
S
5
S
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
NW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
1.35
10:17AM
1.46
10:44PM
1.38
10:54AM
1.35
11:18PM
1.38
11:32AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
0.20
4:34PM
0.14
4:49AM
0.23
5:03PM
0.21
5:32AM
0.27
Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:47---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:27-------7:25
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
711-------------111-----
Temp. °C232222212224262523222222222425242323222222252525
Feels °C (?)242425232527282624242526252627272727252525272525
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