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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 Tuesday 26 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 4AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1820 | 2020 | 1999 | 1881 | 1764 | 1764 | 1607 | 1448 | 1277 | 1141 | 1013 | 988 | 865 | 778 | 828 | 813 | 795 | 815 | 716 | 768 | 650 | 696 | 625 | 546 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:07PM1.32m | 5:13AM1.10m | 5:46PM1.39m | 6:02AM1.06m | 6:22PM1.44m | 6:48AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:12AM0.31m | 00:16AM0.34m | 11:48AM0.34m | 1:00AM0.29m | 12:24PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1820 | 2020 | 1999 | 1881 | 1764 | 1764 | 1607 | 1448 | 1277 | 1141 | 1013 | 988 | 865 | 778 | 828 | 813 | 795 | 815 | 716 | 768 | 650 | 696 | 625 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | 39 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 46 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 8 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 45 | 133 | 13 | 42 | 29 | 53 | 38 | 81 | 106 | 153 | 185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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