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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 4 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 AEDT
How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 205 | 293 | 230 | 92 | 58 | 21 | 39 | 51 | 105 | 75 | 103 | 93 | 159 | 161 | 240 | 429 | 473 | 381 | 322 | 232 | 178 | 136 | 82 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:39AM 1.44 | 8:03PM 1.09 | 8:12AM 1.49 | 8:43PM 1.07 | 8:44AM 1.52 | 9:23PM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:11AM 0.32 | 2:13PM 0.27 | 1:43AM 0.33 | 2:51PM 0.22 | 2:16AM 0.35 | 3:28PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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