Headlands Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 AEDT

Forecast 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 19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (19 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (19 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	7s

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

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	Wednesday 19				Thursday 20								Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	7	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	12	12	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	120	111	226	429	728	445	322	232	203	158	82	198	160	161	302	306	244	261	215	198	180	180	699	640
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NNE	N	SW	S	S	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				8:43PM 1.07				8:44AM 1.52				9:23PM 1.05				9:19AM 1.52				10:02PM 1.03				9:55AM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)		2:51PM 0.22				2:16AM 0.35				3:28PM 0.19				2:50AM 0.38				4:07PM 0.19				3:24AM 0.40

	Wednesday 19				Thursday 20								Friday 21								Saturday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-
Sunset	-	7:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	26	24	21	19	18	16	19	22	19	18	17	17	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18
Feels °C (?)	22	21	19	19	18	15	19	21	17	15	13	14	12	10	11	12	13	13	15	15	15	16	16	17

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