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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 Wednesday 06 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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 2AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
477 | 492 | 432 | 410 | 356 | 300 | 240 | 236 | 607 | 1568 | 2831 | 2222 | 1636 | 935 | 623 | 472 | 1001 | 1417 | 2152 | 2759 | 2107 | 2296 | 1344 | 1174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.37m | 12:10PM0.91m | 11:54PM1.32m | 1:10PM0.91m | 00:47AM1.28m | 2:13PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.51m | 6:10AM0.33m | 5:16PM0.56m | 7:02AM0.35m | 6:13PM0.59m | 7:56AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 477 | 492 | 432 | 410 | 356 | 300 | 240 | 200 | 607 | 1568 | 1992 | 2222 | 1636 | 935 | 623 | 472 | 1001 | 1417 | 1222 | 1993 | 2107 | 1665 | 1344 | 1174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 160 | 128 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 53 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 17 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | N 9 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | S 11 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 11 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 67 | 236 | 46 | 28 | 2831 | — | — | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2152 | 2759 | — | 2296 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 46 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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