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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
19.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
NE
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)887666777777121212111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19815491193182188317320268244207173180180636582572561545535185178210164
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
1.05
9:19AM
1.52
10:02PM
1.03
9:55AM
1.51
10:42PM
1.00
10:32AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.19
2:50AM
0.38
4:07PM
0.19
3:24AM
0.40
4:46PM
0.20
4:00AM
0.43
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-
Sunset-7:42-------7:43-------7:44------
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Rain (mm)
------11--------------1-
Temp. °C201817171615151616161717171818181818181818171719
Feels °C (?)191614141210111313131515151617171717171718171819
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