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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 Tuesday 19 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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 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 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 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 Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
1433 | 1461 | 1162 | 952 | 919 | 773 | 1366 | 1397 | 958 | 805 | 1043 | 745 | 745 | 1187 | 1172 | 1009 | 877 | 709 | 588 | 565 | 486 | 451 | 352 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.11m | 10:13PM1.73m | 11:17AM1.07m | 11:09PM1.65m | 12:21PM1.04m | 00:08AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.31m | 5:12AM-0.00m | 4:36PM0.37m | 6:11AM0.06m | 5:37PM0.44m | 7:11AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1433 | 1461 | 1162 | 952 | 626 | 513 | 942 | 1067 | 596 | 511 | 799 | 745 | 370 | 312 | 306 | 255 | 255 | 245 | 204 | 200 | 196 | 157 | 147 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 886 | 763 | 676 | 585 | — | — | 441 | 385 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 48 | 306 | 682 | 919 | 773 | 1366 | 1397 | 958 | 805 | 1043 | — | 745 | 1187 | 1172 | 1009 | 877 | 709 | 588 | 565 | 486 | 451 | 352 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 54 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
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